Our goal is to promote research on animal Mycoplasmas, especially Swine Mycoplasmas.
Ongoing research
- Early detection of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae:
- Comparison of current methods
- Development of new assays
- Improving the serological detection of swine Mycoplasmas
- Development of a molecular based typing method for Mycoplasma hyorhinis
- Investigating the genetic variability of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae strains circulating in US herds
- Effect of sow and piglet medication on piglet colonization with Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
- Characterization of Mycoplasma hyorhinis transmission and spread within endemically infected populations
- Intra-farm risk factors for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae colonization at weaning age
- Investigating the epidemiology of Mycoplasma hyorhinis in sow farms
- Dynamics of Mycoplasma hyosynoviae detection and clinical presentation
- Effect of antibiotic treatment on the development of Haemophilus parasuis disease and seroconversion