Biomaterial Database

Isolation of T-strain Mycoplasma from sheep and goats in Texas. 1975

C W Livingston, and B B Gauer

T-strain mycoplasmas were isolated from 3 of 42 lambs, 18 of 34 aged ewes, and 3 of 10 Spanish goats. This is the first report of isolation of T-strain mycoplasma from sheep and of the occurrence of T-strain mycoplasma in goats in the United States.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009174	Mycoplasma	A genus of gram-negative, mostly facultatively anaerobic bacteria in the family MYCOPLASMATACEAE. The cells are bounded by a PLASMA MEMBRANE and lack a true CELL WALL. Its organisms are pathogens found on the MUCOUS MEMBRANES of humans, ANIMALS, and BIRDS.	Eperythrozoon,Haemobartonella,Mycoplasma putrefaciens,PPLO,Pleuropneumonia-Like Organisms,Pleuropneumonia Like Organisms
D005260	Female		Females
D006041	Goats	Any of numerous agile, hollow-horned RUMINANTS of the genus Capra, in the family Bovidae, closely related to the SHEEP.	Capra,Capras,Goat
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012756	Sheep	Any of the ruminant mammals with curved horns in the genus Ovis, family Bovidae. They possess lachrymal grooves and interdigital glands, which are absent in GOATS.	Ovis,Sheep, Dall,Dall Sheep,Ovis dalli
D013781	Texas	State bounded on the north by Oklahoma, on the east by Arkansas and Louisiana, on the south by Mexico, and on the west by New Mexico.
D014510	Urease	An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of urea and water to carbon dioxide and ammonia. EC 3.5.1.5.	Phytourease,Urea Amidohydrolase,Amidohydrolase, Urea
D014556	Urine	Liquid by-product of excretion produced in the kidneys, temporarily stored in the bladder until discharge through the URETHRA.
D014621	Vagina	The genital canal in the female, extending from the UTERUS to the VULVA. (Stedman, 25th ed)	Vaginas