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Mycoplasmosis research

The group supports its diagnosis and research work by gaining first hand experience of disease on the farms and the problems associated with control of mycoplasmoses.

For information on VLA's research on mycoplasmosis, see pages below:

• Fundamental research
• Molecular epidemiology
• Development of new diagnostic tests

Culture and serum collection

The Mycoplasma Group have a unique collection of recent Mycoplasma isolates. A range of high titred hypimmune typing antisera for most animal mycoplasmas is also available including the ‘Aarhus FAO/WHO centre’ mycoplasma antiserum collection.