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MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE
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Descriptor
English
:
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Tree Number:
B03.440.860.580.553.553.420
Definition
English
:
A species of
gram-negative bacteria
that causes
MYCOPLASMA
PNEUMONIA
OF SWINE. The organism damages the CILIA in the airways of the pig, and thus compromises one of the most effective mechanical barriers against invading pathogens. The resulting weakening of the
IMMUNE SYSTEM
can encourage secondary
infections
, leading to porcine respiratory
disease
complex.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
infection
=
PNEUMONIA
OF SWINE, MYCOPLASMAL; do not confuse with
PNEUMONIA
,
MYCOPLASMA
History Note
English
:
2004
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
37958
Unique Identifier:
D045705
Occurrence in VHL
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