ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MYCOPLASMA AND ACHOLEPLASMA FROM PNEUMONIC LUNGS OF GOATS SLAUGHTERED AT FAISALABAD ABATTOIR 0
Among the goats slaughtered at Faisalabad abattoir, pneumonic lungs were collected from 50 animals suspected for contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP). These samples were subjected to bacteriological studies and 8 isolates were recovered. On the basis of morphological, biochemical a 1d serological characteristics, these were identified as Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies capri (4), acholeplasmas (2) and unidentified mycoplasmas (2).
Pulmonary mycoplasmoses of small ruminants.
The various microscopical, microbiological and serological methods currently available for the diagnosis of mycoplasmoses, in particular those involving the respiratory tract of small ruminants, are outlined and compared in Chapter III. Particular emphasis is given to the practical aspects of mycoplasma isolation, cultivation and identification, and details of suitable media are provided in an Appendix.
17 &mgr;m pixel 640 x 480 microbolometer FPA development at BAE Systems
BAE Systems has developed an advanced 640 x 480 focal plane array (FPA) with a 17 &mgr;m pixel pitch. Sensitivity of ≤ 50 mK was demonstrated and the FPAs were used in imaging demonstrations. Successful scaling of BAE Systems' patented single contact per pixel, single-level microbolometer process to 17 &mgr;m pitch provides a path toward next generation microbolometer imaging systems.