Molecular detection and pathological evaluation of Mesomycoplasma ovipneumoniae and its co-infecting agents in pneumonic goats of Akola district, India.
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Background: is one of the pathogens responsible for chronic non-progressive pneumonia in sheep and goats. The pathogen disrupts mucociliary clearance and exacerbates disease severity through secondary infections. Aims: from pneumonic goats and to identify related pathomorphology. Methods: confirmation and characterized for pulmonary lesions. Results: positive lungs revealed bronchopneumonia (73.3%), broncho-interstitial pneumonia (13.3%) and interstitial pneumonia (26.66%). Characteristic lesions included fibrinous pleuritis, bronchiolar epithelial hyperplasia, necrotic alveolitis with type II pneumocyte hyperplasia, thickened interalveolar septa, syncytial cell formation and infiltration of inflammatory cells. Co-infections resulted in more severe lesions. Conclusion: in pneumonic goats from the region underscoring the need for large scale studies to understand its epidemiology.
Source: PubMed Central
Institution: Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University
Language: English
Subfield: Microbiology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225315245