Survey of Victorian small ruminant herds for mycoplasmas associated with contagious agalactia and molecular characterisation of Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies capri isolates from one herd.
O M OlaogunA KanciS R BarberK A TivendaleP F MarkhamM S MarendaGlenn Francis BrowningPublished in: Australian veterinary journal (2017)
The isolation of Mmc indicates that this subspecies persists in Australian small ruminant populations. However, full genome sequencing and in vitro animal experimentation are needed to unequivocally demonstrate the avirulence of Australian strains.