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


Autoria(s): Portiansky,Enrique L.; Quiroga,María A.; Machuca,Mariana A.; Perfumo,Carlos J.
Data(s)

01/03/2004

Resumo

Swine eperythrozoonosis is a haemotrophic disease caused by Eperythrozoon suis, actually called Mycoplasma suis, 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 M. suis could allow speculation about its mechanism of action.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2004000100002

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal - CBPA. Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)

Fonte

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira v.24 n.1 2004

Palavras-Chave #Eperythrozoonosis #Mycoplasma suis #ultrastructure #morphometry #pathogenesis
Tipo

journal article