Description
Mycoplasma mycoides cluster, or Mycoplasma mycoides group, is a group of closely related infectious mycoplasma bacteria. They are parasites and live in ruminants. Mycoplasma mycoides comprises two subspecies, mycoides and capri, which infect cattle and small ruminants such as goats respectively.
M. mycoides subsp. mycoides biotype Small Colony (MmmSC)
M. mycoides subsp. mycoides biotype Large Colony (MmmLC)
M. mycoides subsp. capri (Mmc)
M. capricolum subsp. capricolum (Mcc)
M. capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae (Mccp)
Mycoplasma sp. ‘bovine group 7’ (MBG7)