Mycoplasma hyorhinis

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Mycoplasma hyorhinis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Mycoplasmatota
Class:	Mollicutes
Order:	Mycoplasmatales
Family:	Mycoplasmataceae
Genus:	Mycoplasma
Species:	M. hyorhinis
Binomial name
Mycoplasma hyorhinis Switzer 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)

Mycoplasma hyorhinis is a species of bacteria in the

in piglets without the involvement of other bacteria. This presents as polyarthritis or polyserositis.

M. hyorhinis can prevent cell death caused by nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase inhibitors.^[1]

Clinical signs and diagnosis

A variety of clinical signs are seen in piglets less than 10-weeks old.

, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, neurological and respiratory signs.

can all be used to confirm the diagnosis.

Human pathogenicity

There is some evidence implicating M. hyorhinis in the pathogenesis of scleroderma, a chronic systemic disease of humans. One study isolated the bacteria from scleroderma patients.^[2] Another study found that injecting M. hyorhinis into mice induces a scleroderma-like autoimmune disease.^[3] However, more research is needed to confirm or refute the link between M. hyorhinis and scleroderma.

Treatment

are the treatment of choice.

See also

• Mycoplasma

References

• "Mycoplasma hyorhinis". Wikivet. Retrieved 13 September 2011.

External links

• Type strain of Mycoplasma hyorhinis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

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