| mycoplasma phocarhinis sp. nov. and mycoplasma phocacerebrale sp. nov., two new species from harbor seals (phoca vitulina l.). | a total of 120 mycoplasma strains were recovered from 97 of 265 diseased seals investigated during the seal epidemic in the north sea and in the baltic sea in 1988. mycoplasmas were isolated from the respiratory tracts (including lungs), hearts, brains, and eyes of the seals. thirty strains were filter cloned and investigated for their morphological, biochemical, and serological characteristics compared with the characteristics of previously described species. the results of an indirect immunofl ... | 1991 | 1995034 |
| isolation of mycoplasma species from a patient with seal finger. | the etiologic agent of seal finger (speck finger) is unknown. seal finger occurs after a seal bite, and the symptoms include acute pain, swelling, discharge, and, in some cases, there is joint involvement. the discovery of mycoplasma species in epidemics of seal disease prompted attempts to link seal finger to mycoplasma. mycoplasma species were isolated in cultures of a specimen from the finger of an aquarium trainer who was bitten by a seal and of a specimen from the front teeth of the biting ... | 1998 | 9827264 |
| mycoplasmas in australian fur seals (arctocephalus pusillus doriferus): identification and association with abortion. | bacteria from the genus mycoplasma are common inhabitants of the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and genital tracts of mammals. the understanding of the pathological significance of mycoplasmas in seals is poor, as few studies have utilized the specific culture techniques required to isolate these bacteria. the current study surveyed for the mycoplasma species present in australian fur seals (arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) and investigated the association between infection and pathology. mycop ... | 2011 | 22362792 |
| the occurrence of mycoplasma phocicerebrale, mycoplasma phocidae, and mycoplasma phocirhinis in grey and common seals (halichoerus grypus and phoca vitulina) in the united kingdom. | following the isolation of mycoplasma phocicerebrale from the flipper wound of a grey seal (halichoerus grypus) in cornwall, uk, surveillance for mycoplasma species was extended to include other seals rescued or found dead around the uk. mycoplasma phocicerebrale was frequently detected from the teeth of seals and from infected wounds and respiratory tracts. mycoplasma phocirhinis, mycoplasma phocidae, and some unidentified mycoplasma species were also detected. mycoplasma phocicerebrale and m. ... | 2011 | 21441202 |
| mycoplasma species isolated from harbor porpoises (phocoena phocoena) and a sowerby's beaked whale (mesoplodon bidens) stranded in scottish waters. | mycoplasma species were recovered from 10 cetacean carcasses that stranded around scotland. mycoplasma phocicerebrale was isolated from the lungs of three harbor porpoises (phocoena phocoena) as well as from the liver of one of these animals. novel mycoplasma spp. were isolated from the lungs of five additional harbor porpoises and the kidney of another. in addition an isolate closely related to mycoplasma species 13cl was obtained from the kidney of a sowerby's beaked whale (mesoplodon bidens). ... | 2011 | 21270010 |
| seal finger: a case report and review of the literature. | a recent case of seal finger which was misdiagnosed and hence mistreated at the patient's first presentation is described. the patient was eventually referred to a hand specialist and after the correct treatment with tetracycline, responded well without any long-term sequelae. seal finger is an occupational injury that occurs to those who work directly or indirectly with seals. the disease entity has been described in both scandinavian and canadian literature. the causative microorganism was unk ... | 2009 | 21119845 |
| phylogeny of the seal mycoplasmas mycoplasma phocae corrig., mycoplasma phocicerebrale corrig. and mycoplasma phocirhinis corrig. based on sequence analysis of 16s rdna. | the nucleotide sequences of the 16s rrna genes from the type strains of three seal mycoplasmas, mycoplasma phocicerebrale, mycoplasma phocae and mycoplasma phocirhinis (formerly mycoplasma phocacerebrale, mycoplasma phocidae and mycoplasma phocarhinis, respectively), were determined by direct dna cycle sequencing. polymorphisms were found in all three 16s rrna gene sequences, showing the existence of two different rrna operons. in m. phocae, a length difference was found between the operons, cau ... | 2001 | 11491337 |