| mycoplasma neophronis sp. nov., isolated from upper respiratory tract of canarian egyptian vulture (neophron percnopterus majorensis). | six strains with the typical characteristics of mycoplasmas were isolated from the tracheae of six canarian egyptian vultures (neophron percnopterus majorensis). the results of biochemical, serological and molecular genetic studies showed that all strains were nearly identical, and that taxonomically they could be considered as a new species within the genus mycoplasma. colonies possessed the typical fried-egg appearance and the electron micrographs revealed a pleomorphic cellular morphology wit ... | 2011 | 21828019 |