Volume 3, no. 3, e00380-15, 2015. The author hereby retracts this article. The author was alerted that an American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) strain sequence for Mycoplasma meleagridis had recently been released. Phylogenetic analyses of the 16S rRNA gene and intergenic spacer region (IGSR) of all avian Mycoplasma spp., including the ATCC Mycoplasma meleagridis strain and strain B2096 8B, w...

Mycoplasma gallinaceum strain B2096 8B was isolated from domestic chickens in South Africa. The 845,307-bp full genome was sequenced, assembled, and annotated.

Background: Mycoplasma is one of the most important pathogens of respiratory system in poultry. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to identify Mycoplasma spp. isolated from pigeons. METHODS: Sixteen pooled samples were provided and cultured on PPLO medium and finally the DNA was extracted from the resulting single colonies. RESULTS: Through 16S rRNA gene amplification Mycoplasma genus...

Mycoplasma gallisepticum is a bacterial pathogen of poultry that is estimated to cause annual losses exceeding $780 million. The National Poultry Improvement Plan guidelines recommend regular surveillance and intervention strategies to contain M. gallisepticum infections and ensure mycoplasma-free avian stocks, but several factors make detection of M. gallisepticum and diagnosis of M. gallisept...

21 Mycoplasma gallisepticum is a bacterial pathogen of poultry that is estimated to cause 22 annual losses exceeding $780 million. The National Poultry Improvement Plan guidelines 23 recommend regular surveillance and intervention strategies to contain M. gallisepticum 24 infections and ensure mycoplasma-free avian stocks, but several factors make its detection 25 and diagnosis a major challeng...

In this study, we describe our results on the evaluation of the ability of different permissive mammalian cell lines to support the biological enrichment of mycoplasma species known to be bacterial contaminants of cell substrates. The study showed that this approach is able to significantly improve the efficiency of mycoplasma detection based on nucleic acid testing or biochemical technologies ...

Historically, in vivo experiments of Plasmodium gallinaceum in chickens have caused high mortality. Perhaps because of this high mortality, it remains to be demonstrated whether recovered birds will resist a second episode of illness when re-exposed to infected mosquitoes. In the current study, groups of 10 chicks were infected with P. gallinaceum via mosquito bite. Parasitemia and anemia were ...