JWD Your personal alerts
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 44(4), 2008, pp. 845-850
© Wildlife Disease Association  2008
This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Lierz, M.
Right arrow Articles by Hafez, H. M.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Lierz, M.
Right arrow Articles by Hafez, H. M.

OCCURRENCE OF MYCOPLASMAS IN FREE-RANGING BIRDS OF PREY IN GERMANY

 M. Lierz1,3, N. Hagen1, S. J. Hernadez-Divers2 and H. M. Hafez1

1 Institute for Poultry Diseases, Free University of Berlin, Koenigsweg 63, 14163 Berlin, Germany
2 Department of Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
3 Corresponding author (email: lierz.michael{at}vetmed.fu-berlin.de)

ABSTRACT:   Mycoplasmas are well-known avian pathogens of poultry and some passerines. Although reported in birds of prey, their role as pathogens is still unclear. Healthy, free-ranging raptor nestlings sampled during a routine ringing (banding) program, and birds of prey from rehabilitation centers, tested positive for Mycoplasma spp. by culture and a genus-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Given the lack of clinical signs and disease, we suggest that mycoplasmas in raptors may be commensal rather than pathogenic. Using immunobinding assay and species-specific PCR tests, Mycoplasma buteonis, M. falconis, and M. gypis were identified; M. falconis was only detected in falcons. Additionally, some isolates could not be identified. This is the first report of Mycoplasma spp. isolations from Western Marsh Harriers (Circus aeroginosus), a Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo), and a Barn Owl (Tyto alba).
  Key words:  Accipitridae, molecular biology, Mycoplasma, M. buteonis, M. falconis, M. gypis, nestlings, PCR.




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Vet Rec.Home page
M. Lierz and H. M. Hafez
Mycoplasma species in psittacine birds with respiratory disease
Vet Rec., May 16, 2009; 164(20): 629 - 630.
[Full Text] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 2008 by the Wildlife Disease Association.