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Avian Mycoplasmosis Update
Avian mycoplasmas occur in a variety of bird species. The most important mycoplasmas for chickens and turkeys are Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG), M. synoviae (MS), and M. meleagridis. Besides, M. iowe (MI) is an emerging pathogen in turkeys, but of little concern for chickens. Mycoplasmas are bacteria that lack cell wall and belong to the class Mollicutes. Although they have been considered extr...
متن کاملAvian mycoplasmosis (Mycoplasma gallisepticum).
Mycoplasma gallisepticum is the most economically significant mycoplasma pathogen of poultry, and has a world-wide distribution. In common with other mycoplasmas, M. gallisepticum is minute in size with minimal genetic information and with a total lack of a bacterial cell wall. These properties are reflected in a high degree of interdependence between M. gallisepticum and the host animal, and i...
متن کاملAvian Mycoplasmosis: A Review
Avian mycoplasmosis is an important disease of poultry of great economic importance. It is caused by four (4) pathogenic mycoplasma species namely Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Mycoplasma synoviae, Mycoplasma meleagridis and Mycoplasma iowae; although other Mycoplasma species have also been incriminated in the disease. The disease causes cough, rales, ocular and nasal discharges, decreased feed int...
متن کاملAvian mycoplasmosis in Asia.
Since 1954, avian mycoplasmosis has been considered a significant problem in chicken flocks in Japan and in other Asian countries. In Japan, Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) and M. synoviae (MS) infections were confirmed aetiologically in chicken flocks affected with respiratory disease or synovitis in 1962 and 1973, respectively. In other Asian countries, including Indonesia, the People's Republi...
متن کاملCurrent Situation with Avian Mycoplasmosis Prevention and Control
Efforts in the United States to control Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) began in the 1960’s, primarily as a response to high condemnations from airsacculitis after the initiation of USDA post mortem inspection of poultry. Somewhat later, M. synoviae (MS) and M. meleagridis (MM) were added to the program. Since then, significant progress has been made in controlling Mycoplasma infections in turkey...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Ciência Avícola
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1516-635X
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-635x2005000100001