Article
Immunization of chickens with temperature-sensitive mutants of Mycoplasma gallisepticum.
Avian diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Lam K M, Lin W Q, Yamamoto R, Farver T B
Abstract excerpt
Temperature-sensitive (TS) mutants of the S6 strain of Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) were used to immunize newly hatched chickens. Immunized chickens developed antibodies to the wild-type (WT) S6 strain as demonstrated by serologic tests. MG was recovered from nasal cavities but not from the lowe...
Topics
- Animals
- Antibodies, Bacterial
- Bacterial Vaccines
- Chickens
- Mutation
- Mycoplasma
- Mycoplasma Infections
- Poultry Diseases
- Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms
- Temperature
- Vaccination