Reproduction of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia reveals the ability of convalescent sera to reduce hydrogen peroxide production in vitro

Abstract Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP), caused by Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae is a severe disease widespread in Africa and Asia. Limited knowledge is available on the pathogenesis of this organism, mainly due to the lack of a robust in vivo challenge model and the means...

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Main Authors: Anne Liljander, Flavio Sacchini, Michael H. Stoffel, Elise Schieck, Nadine Stokar-Regenscheit, Fabien Labroussaa, Martin Heller, Jeremy Salt, Joachim Frey, Laurent Falquet, Danny Goovaerts, Joerg Jores
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13567-019-0628-0