Differential house finch leukocyte profiles during experimental infection with Mycoplasma gallisepticum isolates of varying virulence

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Leukocyte differentials are a useful tool for assessing systemic immunological changes during pathogen infections, particularly for non-model species. To date, no study has explored how experimental infection with a common bacterial pathogen, Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG), influences the course and strength of haematological changes in the natural songbird host, house finches. Here we experimentally inoculated...

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