Studies on mycoplasis in dogs and cats In Egypt

The mycoplasma flora of various sites and organs of dogs and cats were investigated. Although the totalrecovery rate of myooplasmas from various natural orifices obtained from living dogs was 64.97%, yetit varied according to the recovery site.While the recovery rate was higher from specimens obtained from condemned dog~ in conjunctiva, nasaleavity. oropharynx and prepuce (66.66%. 100%, 77.77% and 80%, respectively) then from the same sitesexamined from living dogs (15.55%, 85%, 60% and 14%, respectively).The rate was higher from living dogs where they showed more vaginal colonization with mycoplasmas(80%) than condemned dogs (75%).The incidence of mycoplasmas in the upper respirator~r tract shows a descending pattern.Although the total recovery rate from cats was 26.92%,it varied according to the recovery site. The highestincidence was present in the oropharynx (53.84%). Recovery rate was similar from both conjunctivae