College of Veterinary Medicine
Mycoplasma Research Laboratory (Mary Brown)
Led by Mary Brown · Infectious Diseases and Immunology
What we study
The lab studies how Mycoplasma species cause infections in animals and humans, focusing on pathogens like Mycoplasma agassizii and Mycoplasma alligatoris. They use diagnostic tests (ELISA, PCR) and animal models to understand transmission and disease.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Rats
- Wild animals
- Farm animals (cattle, horses, poultry)
- No coding
- Projects
- 5
Current projects
Emerging mycoplasmal infections in reptiles
Investigating Mycoplasma agassizii and Mycoplasma alligatoris as causes of respiratory and lethal infections in tortoises and alligators.
Recurrent urinary tract infection in women
Examining the role of Ureaplasma urealyticum in urinary tract infections in women.
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Models of Intrauterine Infection
Using rat models to study how Mycoplasma infections affect pregnancy outcomes.
Mycoplasmosis in food and fiber animals
Researching Mycoplasma mycoides and Mycoplasma bovis infections in goats and dairy calves.
Development of a specific polymerase chain reaction assay to detect a novel Mycoplasma species isolated from Bearded Dragons
After a bearded dragon in a research colony died suddenly, an undescribed Mycoplasma was found in its tissues. The lab developed a DNA (PCR) test specific to this Mycoplasma, built from three housekeeping genes, and checked it against other reptile Mycoplasma species.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 326
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
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