Mycoplasma capricolum
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| Mycoplasma capricolum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Mycoplasmatota |
| Class: | Mollicutes |
| Order: | Mycoplasmatales |
| Family: | Mycoplasmataceae |
| Genus: | Mycoplasma |
| Species: | M. capricolum |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycoplasma capricolum Tully et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980) | |
Mycoplasma capricolum is a species of Mycoplasma bacteria. It is primarily a pathogen of goats, but has also been found in sheep and cows.[1] The species requires external sources of cholesterol to grow or survive (which usually comes in the form of a natural fatty acid auxotroph), but the uptaken fatty acid is not used as a substrate for energy production but rather for phospholipid synthesis instead.[2]
It (specifically the capripneumoniae subspecies)[3] causes a disease in goats called contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP).[4]
