Laboratory Infection of House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) with Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- Published by JSTOR
- Vol. 27 (1) , 308-11
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1590399
Abstract
House sparrows were infected by aerosol with Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) or M. synoviae (MS). MG was reisolated from 5 to 11 sparrows 10 days postinfection, but infection appeared to be temporary. Mycoplasma-free chickens reared in the experimental house became infected with MG during the trial. MS was recovered from only one sparrow. Serological tests were unsatisfactory for diagnosing infected birds. The results suggest that house sparrows may be temporary biological carriers of MG.Keywords
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