| mycoplasma gallisepticum in house finches (carpodacus mexicanus) and other wild birds associated with poultry production facilities. | since 1994, an epidemic of conjunctivitis caused by mycoplasma gallisepticum (mg) has spread throughout the eastern population of house finches (carpodacus mexicanus). the adaptation of mg to a free-flying avian species presents potential problems for the control of mycoplasmosis in commercial poultry. to evaluate risks associated with this emerging problem, a field survey was conducted to assess prevalence of mg infection in house finches and other passerine birds associated with poultry farms. ... | 2001 | 11417811 |
| characterization of a ts-1-like mycoplasma galisepticum isolate from commercial broiler chickens. | several commercial broiler flocks in northeastern georgia that were the progeny of the same parent flock (flock 40) were diagnosed as mycoplasma gallisepticum (mg) positive by serology, culture, and pcr. flock 40 had been vaccinated with ts-11 live mg vaccine. several isolates were obtained from the mg-positive broiler flocks, and these isolates were indistinguishable from the ts-11 vaccine strain by the molecular strain differentiation methods used. a pathogenicity study was performed to compar ... | 2011 | 22312975 |
| field investigation of mycoplasma gallisepticum infections in house finches (carpodacus mexicanus) from maryland and georgia. | a field study investigating the occurrence of mycoplasma gallisepticum (mg) in house finches (carpodacus mexicanus) was conducted in maryland and georgia. eighty-eight finches were captured and examined grossly and microscopically for mg-related conjunctivitis. serum samples were obtained for serum plate agglutination (spa) and hemagglutination inhibition (hi) testing. swabs from conjunctiva, sinus, and choanal cleft were inoculated into two mycoplasma broth media for culture and polymerase chai ... | 1996 | 8790883 |