Mycoplasma bovis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Genus: | Mycoplasma |
Species: | M. bovis |
Binomial name | |
Mycoplasma bovis |
Mycoplasma bovis is an extremely small cell-wall deficient bacterium in the genus Mycoplasma. It causes mastitis, arthritis and pneumonia in and is implicated in the pathogenesis or exacerbation of bovine respiratory disease (BRD), also called "shipping fever".