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A modification of the growth-inhibition test and its use for detecting Mycoplasma mycoides var. mycoides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

G. Davies  and
W. C. S. Read
G. Davies
Affiliation:
East African Veterinary Research Organization, Muguga, Kenya
W. C. S. Read
Affiliation:
East African Veterinary Research Organization, Muguga, Kenya
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A modification of the growth-inhibition test for identifying Mycoplasma species is described. The modification simplifies the screening of a large number of strains for one species. Experiments showed that it was effective and specific when used to identify M. mycoides var. mycoides. Its use in studying the epidemiology of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia is discussed.

This work was financed in part by the United States of America Agency for International Development under the terms of the CCTA/AID Joint Project 16 for research on contagious bovine pleuropneumonia.

We wish to thank Dr R. H. Leach for the various bovine mycoplasma cultures.

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Original Articles
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 66 , Issue 3 , September 1968 , pp. 319 - 324
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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