Mycoplasma and Chlamydophila

Question 1

Mycoplasma is unique in size and genome how

Answer 1

Simplest, smallest self replicating extracellular prokaryote

Question 2

What doesn’t have a cell wall (type of bacteria) and affect with antibiotics

Answer 2

Mycoplasma so resistant to antibiotics that target cell wall

Question 3

Are mycoplasmas host specific

Answer 3

Yes- host species specific- each species only cause disease in its particular host

Question 4

How are mycoplasmas divided/ organized

Answer 4

Hemotrophic and non-hemotrophic types

Question 5

Do mycoplasma have antigenic variation

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

How is non-hemotropic mycoplasma transmitted

Answer 6

Aerosols in droplets

Question 7

Are asymptomatic carriers a problem with mycoplasma

Answer 7

Yes

Question 8

What are symptoms of non-hemotropic mycoplasma

Answer 8

*associated with inflammation of mucosal and serosal surfaces of respiratory tract, joints, mammary gland, and conjunctiva

Question 9

Mycoplasma gallisepticum causes what disease in what animal

Answer 9

Poultry, Chronic Respiratory Disease

Question 10

Mycoplasma gallisepticum spread by what and what signs

Answer 10

Carrier animals, diseased animals have respiratory signs, arthritis, and decreased egg production, airsacculitus

Question 11

Mycoplasma gallisepticum Diagnosis

Answer 11

Culture, PCR from tissue, ELISA on serum

Question 12

Mycoplasma gallisepticum Treatment and prevention

Answer 12

Antibiotics in water and there is a vaccine

Question 13

Non-hemotropic Mycoplasma disease cattle organism

Answer 13

Mycoplasma bovis and 5 other species

Question 14

Mycoplasma mycoides subsp, mycoides disease is what

Answer 14

Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP)- very contagious and severe septicemia, pneumonia, arthritis, plequritis

Question 15

Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia Reportable?

Answer 15

Yes

Question 16

Mycoplasmas in swine and what they cause

Answer 16

M. Hyopneumoniae- enzootic pneumonia M. Hyosynoviae and M. Hyoriunitis- both can cause arthritis in pigs

Question 17

Mycoplasmas in goats and what they cause

Answer 17

M. Capricolum ssp. Capricolum cause mycoplasmosis presenting as poly arthritis, mastitis, and/or pneumonia and ssp. Capripneumoniae causes Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia which is fatal pleuropneumonia

Question 18

Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia reportable?

Answer 18

yes

Question 19

Mycoplasma in dogs and causes what

Answer 19

M. canis causes UTIs

Question 20

Mycoplasma in cats

Answer 20

M. felis

Question 21

What does Mycoplasma. felis cause in cats commonly

Answer 21

Conjunctivitis

Question 22

Hemotrophic mycoplasma are attached to what in the host

Answer 22

Attached on outside of red blood cells

Question 23

M. hemofelis infects what

Answer 23

Cats

Question 24

How is M. hemofelis transmitted

Answer 24

Via fleas or maybe from mother to kittens

Question 25

What is the symptoms of M. hemofelis

Answer 25

Red cells are removed from circulation in spleen because they are abnormal which results in anemia

Question 26

What disease does M. haemofelis cause and what symptoms of the forms

Answer 26

Feline Infectious Anemia Acute- depression, fever, weakness, anorexia, acute anemia Chronic- anemia develops more slowly, weight loss but cat more alert

Question 27

M. haemofelis diagnosis

Answer 27

Blood smear and/or PCR, keep checking because chronic form intermittently positive

Question 28

M. haemofelis Treatment

Answer 28

Tetracycline for 3 weeks and steroids. Maybe a blood transfusion May remain a carrier

Question 29

Chlamydiaceae unique characteristics

Answer 29

Obligate, intracellular and need the host to replicate because the lack metabolic properties for reproduction and survival independently

Question 30

Chlamydia and Chlamydophila are in genus

Answer 30

Chlamydophlia

Question 31

Where are Chlamydiaceae Often found

Answer 31

Epithelial cells of conjunctiva, respiratory, GI tract, and genitourinary tract cells

Question 32

Chlamydial infections resemble what

Answer 32

Non-hemotrophic Mycoplasma ssp. infections

Question 33

What is the infectious form of Chlamydophlia

Answer 33

Elementary body

Question 34

How are Chlamydophlia elementary bodies spread

Answer 34

Aerosol (inhalation), ingestion, or direct contact

Question 35

Chlamydophlia psittaci causes what disease

Answer 35

Avian Chlamydiosis or Psittacosis or Parrot fever

Question 36

Is Chlamydophlia psittaci Zoonotic?

Answer 36

Yes, can cause pneumonia, fever in humans

Question 37

Chlamydophlia psittaci reportable?

Answer 37

Yes

Question 38

Chlamydophlia psittaci Diagnosis

Answer 38

Clinical signs, gross lesions, serology to detect antibody, or PCR **wont grow on standard culture media

Question 39

Chlamydophlia psittaci Treatment

Answer 39

Antibiotics

Question 40

Chlamydophlia abortus causes what disease in what

Answer 40

Enzootic abortion in sheep- late term abortion, sheep seem fine before aborting

Question 41

Chlamydophlia abortus Zoonotic?

Answer 41

Yes and can make humans abort too

Question 42

Chlamydophlia abortus Vaccine?

Answer 42

Yes

Question 43

Chlamydophlia felis spread?

Answer 43

From mom to kittens usually during birth

Question 44

Chlamydophlia felis Treatment

Answer 44

Antibiotics

Question 45

Chlamydophlia felis Vaccine?

Answer 45

Yes but not commonly used

Question 46

Chlamydophlia felis Disease

Answer 46

Conjunctivitis in kittens