title: Isolation and characterization of unusual Mycoplasma spp. from captive Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus) in Sicily.
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.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale of Sicily, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, Palermo 90129, Italy.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Loria
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferrantelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giardina
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li Vecchi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sparacino
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oliveri
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McAuliffe
authors.forename: R A J
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Nicholas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology; D001483:Base Sequence; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D020304:Raptors / Q000382:microbiology*; D012802:Sicily / Q000453:epidemiology; D014132:Trachea / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal