All living cells sense and respond to changes in external or internal conditions. Without that
cognitive capacity, they could not obtain nutrition essential for growth, survive inevitable …

Mycoplasmas as economically important and pantropic pathogens can cause similar clinical
diseases in different hosts by eluding host defense and establishing their niches despite …

Mycoplasma bovis causes many health and welfare problems in cattle. Due to the absence
of clear insights regarding transmission dynamics and the lack of a registered vaccine in …

Numerous antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance studies have been conducted in
North American feedlot cattle to investigate the major bacterial pathogens of the bovine …

Contagious agalactia (CA) is a disease caused equally by four Mycoplasma species, in
single or mixed infections. Clinical signs are multiple, including mastitis, arthritis …

Mycoplasma infections are frequent in humans, as well as in a broad range of animals.
However, antimicrobial treatment options are limited, partly due to the lack of a cell wall in …

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyopneumoniae) is the primary agent of enzootic
pneumonia, a chronic and economically important respiratory disease of pigs. Control and …

Bovine respiratory diseases (BRD) are widespread in veal calf feedlots. Several pathogens
are implicated, both viruses and bacteria, one of which, Mycoplasma bovis, is under …

Bacteria of the Mycoplasma genus are characterized by the lack of a cell-wall, the use of
UGA as tryptophan codon instead of a universal stop, and their simplified metabolic …

The capacity of Mycoplasmas to engage in horizontal gene transfers has recently been
highlighted. Despite their small genome, some of these wall-less bacteria are able to …