Advancing standardization of diagnostics and antimicrobial susceptibility testing for pathogenic mycoplasmas of livestock origin: insights from the MyMIC network

Several concerns regarding best practices for antimicrobial treatments of mycoplasma infections may be linked to the lack of AST in frontline laboratories. Based on information collected in expert laboratories, we identified multiple sources contributing to inconsistent MIC results. The next step will be to establish consensus gold-standard AST methods tailored to specific mycoplasma-antimicrobial combinations to generate reliable MIC data for defining ECOFFs. Subsequently, the development of ready-to-use commercial MIC plates for use in frontline laboratory will support veterinarians in selecting appropriate treatments.