Ureaplasma spp

Question 1

Colonies morphologies

Answer 1

Minute colonies on agar media
Brown colonies on agar containing manganese sulfate
Brown-black colonies with Dienes stain

Question 2

Growth condition

Answer 2

Needs urea
24-72 hours of incubation

Question 3

Important species in cows and heifer

Ureaplasma diversum
Causes

Answer 3

Granular vulvitis
Acute form: formation of pale to red granular nodules in the vulvar mucosa and intermittent mucopurulent vaginal discharge
Abortion and stillbirth

Question 4

Ureaplasma diversum

Transmission

Answer 4

venereal because bulls may carry ureaplasmas as part of their normal preputial and
urethral flora

Question 5

Ureaplasma diversum

Transmission

Answer 5

venereal because bulls may carry ureaplasmas as part of their normal preputial and
urethral flora

Question 6

Ureaplasma diversum

Treatment

Answer 6

Intrauterine infusion of tetracycline solutions

Question 7

Ureaplasma cati & Ureaplasma felinum

Answer 7

isolated from the oropharynx of
clinically normal cats

causative agents of feline urinary tract

Question 8

Ureaplasma canigenitalium

Answer 8

Causative agents of genitourinary tract
infection and infertility problem in dogs