Description
This book contains 14 chapters that discuss the genetics, epidemiology, prevalence, pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control of
Mycoplasma infections in pigs. Chapter 1 discusses the phylogenetics and classification of
Mycoplasma species in pigs; Chapter 2 describes the genomic diversity and antigenic variation of
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae strains; Chapter 3 discus...
This chapter provides a summary of the literature regarding diversity in
strains, pointing out discrepancies, and highlighting that there is still much to be gleaned from this genome reduced, yet highly complex pathogen.