TY - BOOK AU - Maes,Dominiek AU - Sibila,Marina AU - Pieters,Maria ED - C.A.B. International, TI - Mycoplasmas in swine SN - 9781789249958 AV - SF977.M94 M936 2021eb U1 - 636.4/0896 23 PY - 2021///] CY - Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK PB - CABI KW - Swine KW - Diseases KW - Mycoplasma diseases in animals KW - Animal pathology KW - cabt KW - Antibiotics KW - Antigenic variation KW - Clinical aspects KW - Diagnosis KW - Diagnostic techniques KW - Disease control KW - Disease distribution KW - Disease prevalence KW - Disease prevention KW - Disease transmission KW - Drug resistance KW - Drug therapy KW - Economic impact KW - Efficacy KW - Epidemiology KW - Genes KW - Genetic diversity KW - Genetics KW - Immune response KW - Immunity KW - Lesions KW - Molecular epidemiology KW - Mycoplasmosis KW - Nucleotide sequences KW - Pathogenesis KW - Phylogenetics KW - Potency KW - Risk factors KW - Vaccination KW - Vaccine development KW - Vaccines KW - Bacterial diseases N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Overview of the general characteristics and classification of porcine Mycoplasma species -- Diversity of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae strains -- Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae pathogenicity: the known and the unknown -- Epidemiology of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections -- Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae clinical signs and gross lung lesions, including monitoring -- Immune responses against porcine Mycoplasma infections -- Interactions of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae with other pathogens and economic impact -- Diagnosis of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection and associated diseases -- General control measures against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections -- Antimicrobial treatment of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections -- Vaccines and vaccination against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae -- Eradication of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae from pig herds -- Mycoplasma hyorhinis and Mycoplasma hyosynoviae in pig herds -- Mycoplasma suis infections in pigs; Access limited to subscribing institution; Also available in print format N2 - This book contains 14 chapters that discuss the genetics, epidemiology, prevalence, pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control of Mycoplasma infections in pigs. Chapter 1 discusses the phylogenetics and classification of Mycoplasma species in pigs; Chapter 2 describes the genomic diversity and antigenic variation of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae strains; Chapter 3 discusses the pathogenesis, virulence factor and pathogenicity of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae; Chapter 4 discusses the molecular epidemiology, risk factors, transmission and prevalence of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, Chapter 5 discusses the clinical signs and gross lesions of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection; Chapter 6 discusses immune responses against Mycoplasma infections; Chapter 7 describes the interactions of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae with other pathogens and their economic impact; Chapter 8 discusses the diagnosis of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection and its associated diseases; Chapter 9 describes the general control measures against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections; Chapter 10 describes the selection and efficacy of antimicrobials against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections; Chapter 11 discusses the development and efficacy of vaccines against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae; Chapter 12 describes the eradication of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in pig herds; Chapter 13 describes the epidemiology, prevalence, pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control of Mycoplasma hyorhinis and Mycoplasma hyosynoviae in pig herds and Chapter 14 discusses the epidemiology, prevalence, transmission, pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, control and economic impact of Mycoplasma suis infection in pigs UR - https://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781789249941.0000 ER -