Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Identification of a novel mycoplasma species from an Oriental white-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis).
- Journal:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
- Year:
- 2004
- Authors:
- Oaks, J Lindsay et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology · United States
Abstract
An intracellular organism was isolated from the tissues of an Oriental white-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis) in chicken embryo fibroblast cell cultures. Biochemical and physical properties, ultrastructural features, and 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing classified this organism as a new taxon of mycoplasma, for which the name "Mycoplasma vulturii" is proposed.
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