Mycoplasmas have been isolated from birds of prey during clinical examinations, but their significance to the health of raptors is unclear. We report the isolation and characterization of four mycoplasmas found in the upper respiratory tract of four sick Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus) that were housed in a Sicilian rehabilitation center at Ficuzza, near Palermo in Sicily, before reintroduction into the wild. These included Mycoplasma gallinarum, an unidentified mycoplasma highly similar to Mycoplasma glycophilum, and two unidentified mycoplasmas with similarities to Mycoplasma falconis and Mycoplasma gateae.
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1 January 2008
Isolation and Characterization of Unusual Mycoplasma spp. from Captive Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus) in Sicily
G. R. Loria,
E. Ferrantelli,
G. Giardina,
L. Li Vecchi,
L. Sparacino,
F. Oliveri,
L. McAuliffe,
R. A. J. Nicholas
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 44 • No. 1
January 2008
Vol. 44 • No. 1
January 2008
16S rDNA sequencing
Griffon
Mycoplasma
PCR/DGGE
vultures