Pathogenicity of Mycoplasma lipofaciens (Strain ML64) for turkey embryos

• Published in: Avian Pathology
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2010
• Subjects: Life Sciences; Accipiter gentilis; Northern Goshawk
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2262/46667; https://doi.org/10.1080/03079450701589126

Abstract Mycoplasma lipofaciens (strain ML64), isolated from an egg of a northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), was found to be pathogenic for chicken embryos causing mortality during first two weeks of incubation. The same strain was inoculated in turkey embryos to evaluate its pathogenicity and its ability to be laterally transmitted in the hatchery. The strain was found to be pathogenic to turkey embryos causing a high mortality (88.9%) during late incubation as well as haemorrhages of the legs, dwarfing, curled toes and a severe, multifocal, purulent to necrotizing broncho-pneumonia. In addition, lateral transmission between turkey poults hatched from infected eggs and poults from non-infected controls, was observed in the incubator. : Lierz, Michael, [e-mail] merged with this user on 21-May-2009 by Lammey, Rachael (Lierz, Michael) : User ID: 4263090 merged with this user on 24-May-2006 by Cavanagh, Dave; Hafez, Hafez, [e-mail] [Last in: 29-Aug-2007 3:08 AM] merged with this user on 21-May-2009 by Lammey, Rachael; User ID: 3073987 merged with this user on 04-Jul-2007 by Cavanagh, Verity User ID: 5283477 merged with this user on 04-Jul-2007 by Cavanagh, Verity (Hafez, Hafez Mohamed) [e-mail] (Lierz, Michael) [e-mail] (Deppenmeier, Stefanie) [e-mail] (Gruber, Achim D.) [e-mail] (Brokat, Sebastian) [e-mail] (Hafez, Hafez Mohamed) Free University of Berlin, Institute for Poultry Diseases - Koenigsweg 63--> - 14163 - Berlin - GERMANY (Lierz, Michael) Free University of Berlin, Department of Veterinary Pathology - Berlin - GERMANY (Deppenmeier, Stefanie) Free University of Berlin, Department of Veterinary Pathology - Berlin - GERMANY (Gruber, Achim D.) Charite, Center for Cardiovascular Research - Berlin - GERMANY (Brokat, Sebastian) Free University Berlin - Berlin - GERMANY (Hafez, Hafez Mohamed) GERMANY