MYCOPLASMA INFECTION OF TISSUE CULTURE

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Serum and Veterinary Vaccines Institute, Abbassia, Cairo.

2 Animal Health Research Institute, Doki, Cairo.

3 Serum and Veterinary Vaccines Institute, Abbassia, Cairo

Abstract

Thirty Vero (green monkey kidney cell) cultures were examined for detection of mycoplasma infection. Nine samples were found to be positive. The incidence of contamination caused by Mycoplasma orale (4 isolates) followed by M. orginin (3 isolates). Mycoplasma salivarium and Acholeplasma laidlawii were the least (1 isolate for each).

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