Mycoplasma capricolum is a species of Mycoplasma bacteria. It is primarily a pathogen of goats, but has also been found in sheep and cows.Mycoplasma capricolum causes caprine pneumonia 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.
It (specifically the capripneumoniae subspecies) causes a disease in goats called contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP).
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External links Mycoplasma capricolum at MicrobeWiki Type strain of Mycoplasma capricolum at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase