Protein and antigenic profile among Mycoplasma bovis field strains isolated in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

摘要

Mycoplasma bovis is a pathogenic disease distributed worldwide, but is often overlooked. This pathogen causes respiratory disease, mastitis, and arthritis in cattle. This study was conducted to characterize the protein and antigenic profiles of M. bovis field strains isolated from Bosnia and Herzegovina using sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting, and to analyse the possible variations among these strains. Results revealed that significant differences occurred when field strains were compared with the reference strain PG45. One field strain isolated from lung samples of a heifer was significantly different from strains isolated from nasal swabs taken from cattle raised in another geographic region. It is suggested that a possible correlation exists between protein and antigen profiles of M. bovis field strains, geographic regions and anatomical sites of isolation.