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¹ Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale of Sicily, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, Palermo 90129, Italy;
² Lega Italiana Protezione Uccelli (LIPU), Ficuzza, Palermo, Italy;
³ Mycoplasma Group, Veterinary Laboratories Agency (Weybridge), Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3NB, UK
⁴ Corresponding author (email: r.a.j.nicholas{at}vla.defra.gsi.gov.uk)

ABSTRACT:   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.
  Key words:  Griffon, mycoplasma, PCR/DGGE, vultures, 16S rDNA sequencing.