Pathogenicity of Mycoplasma fermentans and Mycoplasma penetrans in experimentally infected chicken embryos

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作者
Hayes, MM [1 ]
Li, BJ [1 ]
Wear, DJ [1 ]
Lo, SC [1 ]
机构
[1] ARMED FORCES INST PATHOL, DEPT INFECT & PARASIT DIS PATHOL, AMER REGISTRY PATHOL, WASHINGTON, DC 20306 USA
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10.1128/IAI.64.8.3419-3424.1996
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Cumulative mortality for chicken embryos infected via the yolk sac was 10 to 30% for Mycoplasma fermentans and 70 to 100% for M, penetrans. Morbidity included dwarfing, deformed limbs, and petechiae. Both mycoplasmas were reisolated from the allantoic fluid, yolk sac, liver, and brain. Hisotpathological changes in livers included a diffuse infiltration of lymphocytes after M. fermentans infection and an acute inflammatory response with periportal infiltration of granulocytes after M. penetrans infection. This model system may provide a means to study mycoplasma disease processes in vivo.
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页码:3419 / 3424
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