| 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 |
| prevalence and differentiation of diseases in maryland backyard flocks. | several epidemiologic surveillance studies have implicated backyard flocks as a reservoir for poultry diseases; however, much debate still exists over the risk these small flocks pose. to evaluate this concern, the prevalence of newcastle disease (nd), infectious laryngotracheitis (ilt), mycoplasma gallisepticum (mg), and salmonella was determined in 39 maryland backyard flocks. serum, tracheal, and cloacal swabs were randomly collected from 262 birds throughout nine counties in maryland. throug ... | 2013 | 24283123 |