Pathogenicity of strains of the IJKNQR group of avian mycoplasmas for turkey embryos and poults

Strains of mycoplasmas isolated from turkey embryos and identified as belonging to the IJKNQR group of avian mycoplasmas were found to produce lethal infections in experimentally exposed turkey embryos. Some strains produced exudative airsacculitis in experimentally exposed poults. Of 4 strains used...

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Published in:Avian diseases 1981-01, Vol.25 (1), p.104-111
Main Author: Rhoades, K.R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air Sacs - pathology
Animals
Blood
Embryo, Nonmammalian
Embryos
Epithelium
Infections
Lesions
Lymphocytes
Mycoplasma
Mycoplasma - isolation & purification
Mycoplasma - pathogenicity
Mycoplasma Infections - etiology
Mycoplasma Infections - pathology
Mycoplasma Infections - veterinary
Poultry Diseases - etiology
Poultry Diseases - pathology
Poults
Pulmonary alveoli
Turkeys
Turkeys - microbiology
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Summary:Strains of mycoplasmas isolated from turkey embryos and identified as belonging to the IJKNQR group of avian mycoplasmas were found to produce lethal infections in experimentally exposed turkey embryos. Some strains produced exudative airsacculitis in experimentally exposed poults. Of 4 strains used to inoculate poults, two produced moderate airsacculitis, one produced a slight airsacculitis, and one had little or no effect on turkey poult air sacs. Microscopic examination revealed that the air-sac lesions resulting from infection with these mycoplasmas were similar to those resulting from infections with Mycoplasma gallisepticum, M. meleagridis, and M. synoviae. The results were considered to indicate that some strains of the IJKNQR group of avian mycoplasmas are pathogenic for turkeys.
ISSN:0005-2086
1938-4351
DOI:10.2307/1589831