Pathogenicity and immunogenicity of three Mycoplasma gallisepticum isolates in house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus)

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-61

  Grodio, Jessica L ^a   Hawley, Dana M ^b   Osnas, Erik E ^c   Ley, David H ^d   Dhondt, Keila V ^a   Dhondt, André A ^e   Schat, Karel A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody response; Carpodacus mexicanus; Conjunctivitis; House finch; Mycoplasma gallisepticum

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS PROTECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE INJURY; FINCH; GENOTYPE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGENICITY; INOCULATION; MOUSE; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL LOAD; BIRD DISEASES; CONJUNCTIVITIS, BACTERIAL; FINCHES; GENOTYPE; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

AVES; CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM;

EID: 84855896332     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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