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Pathogenicity and immunogenicity of three Mycoplasma gallisepticum isolates in house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus).
Veterinary microbiology - 24 Feb 2012
Grodio Jessica L, Hawley Dana M, Osnas Erik E, Ley David H, Dhondt Keila V, Dhondt André A, Schat Karel A
Abstract excerpt
Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) has become a common cause of conjunctivitis in free-living house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) since its emergence in the early 1990s. To date, temporal and spatial genotypic variation in MG has been documented, but phenotypic variation in pathogenicity and immunogenicity has not been examined. House finches were inoculated with MG isolates Virginia (VA)1994, California (CA)2006, or...
Topics
- Animals
- Antibodies, Bacterial
- Bacterial Load
- Bird Diseases
- Conjunctivitis, Bacterial
- Finches
- Genotype
- Mycoplasma Infections
- Mycoplasma gallisepticum
- Time Factors