PMID- 18483968
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20121002
LR  - 20080516
IS  - 0307-9457 (Print)
IS  - 0307-9457 (Linking)
VI  - 27
IP  - 1
DP  - 1998
TI  - Pathogenicity of in vivo-passaged Mycoplasma imitans in turkey poults in single 
      infection and in dual infection with rhinotracheitis virus.
PG  - 80-9
LID - 10.1080/03079459808419278 [doi]
AB  - Mycoplasma imitans (Mim) is a close relative of Mycoplasma gallisepticum (Mg), 
      but has been isolated from ducks, geese and partridge. In order to investigate 
      its potential pathogenicity for turkeys a UK isolate of Mim from a partridge with 
      sinusitis was first passaged through turkey poults and then assessed for 
      pathogenicity in turkey embryo tracheal organ cultures (TOCs) and in one-day-old 
      turkey poults with or without turkey rhinotracheitis virus (TRTV). Mim appeared 
      to gain virulence on passage through poults and this was confirmed by an 
      increased ciliostatic effect in TOCs. In single infection in poults the organism 
      caused mild upper respiratory disease but in dual infection with TRTV there was a 
      significant increase in clinical signs and lesions. The mycoplasma was only 
      isolated from upper respiratory tract in single infection but was recovered also 
      from lung and airsacs in the presence of the virus. There was also a higher 
      humoral immune response in the dual infection than the single Mim infection and 
      there were some cross-reactions with commercial Mg stained antigen in the rapid 
      serum agglutination test.
FAU - Ganapathy, K
AU  - Ganapathy K
AD  - Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Liverpool, Neston, South 
      Wirral, UK.
FAU - Jones, R C
AU  - Jones RC
FAU - Bradbury, J M
AU  - Bradbury JM
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Avian Pathol
JT  - Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A
JID - 8210638
EDAT- 2008/05/17 09:00
MHDA- 2008/05/17 09:01
CRDT- 2008/05/17 09:00
PHST- 2008/05/17 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2008/05/17 09:01 [medline]
PHST- 2008/05/17 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 784671944 [pii]
AID - 10.1080/03079459808419278 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Avian Pathol. 1998;27(1):80-9. doi: 10.1080/03079459808419278.