Mycoplasma suis in naturally infected pigs: an ultrastructural and morphometric study

Swine eperythrozoonosis is a haemotrophic disease caused by <i>Eperythrozoon suis</i>, actually called <i>Mycoplasma suis</i>, an extracellular bacterial organism that apparently adheres to pig erythrocyte membrane, inducing its deformation and damage. Since little is known a...

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Autores principales: Portiansky, Enrique Leo, Quiroga, María Alejandra, Machuca, Mariana Alejandra, Perfumo, Carlos Juan
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2004
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/35621
http://www.scielo.br/pdf/pvb/v24n1/a02v24n1.pdf
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topic Ciencias Veterinarias
eperythrozoonosis
bacterial infection
erythrocyte
morphometry
morphometrics
mycoplasma suis
separation technique
pathogenesis
ultrastructure
sus scrofa
spellingShingle Ciencias Veterinarias
eperythrozoonosis
bacterial infection
erythrocyte
morphometry
morphometrics
mycoplasma suis
separation technique
pathogenesis
ultrastructure
sus scrofa
Portiansky, Enrique Leo
Quiroga, María Alejandra
Machuca, Mariana Alejandra
Perfumo, Carlos Juan
Mycoplasma suis in naturally infected pigs: an ultrastructural and morphometric study
topic_facet Ciencias Veterinarias
eperythrozoonosis
bacterial infection
erythrocyte
morphometry
morphometrics
mycoplasma suis
separation technique
pathogenesis
ultrastructure
sus scrofa
description Swine eperythrozoonosis is a haemotrophic disease caused by <i>Eperythrozoon suis</i>, actually called <i>Mycoplasma suis</i>, an extracellular bacterial organism that apparently adheres to pig erythrocyte membrane, inducing its deformation and damage. Since little is known about the ultrastructural and morphometrical aspects of this microorganism, the present work aimed to deal with these issues. The ultrastructural study revealed the presence of structures corresponding to tubules disseminated throughout the soma of M. suis. A variable separation between the microorganism membrane and that of the erythrocyte was also observed. The structural and positional attitude of <i>M. suis</i> could allow speculation about its mechanism of action.
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author Portiansky, Enrique Leo
Quiroga, María Alejandra
Machuca, Mariana Alejandra
Perfumo, Carlos Juan
author_facet Portiansky, Enrique Leo
Quiroga, María Alejandra
Machuca, Mariana Alejandra
Perfumo, Carlos Juan
author_sort Portiansky, Enrique Leo
title Mycoplasma suis in naturally infected pigs: an ultrastructural and morphometric study
title_short Mycoplasma suis in naturally infected pigs: an ultrastructural and morphometric study
title_full Mycoplasma suis in naturally infected pigs: an ultrastructural and morphometric study
title_fullStr Mycoplasma suis in naturally infected pigs: an ultrastructural and morphometric study
title_full_unstemmed Mycoplasma suis in naturally infected pigs: an ultrastructural and morphometric study
title_sort mycoplasma suis in naturally infected pigs: an ultrastructural and morphometric study
publishDate 2004
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/35621
http://www.scielo.br/pdf/pvb/v24n1/a02v24n1.pdf
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