Differing House Finch Cytokine Expression Responses to Original and Evolved Isolates of Mycoplasma gallisepticum

Differing House Finch Cytokine Expression Responses to Original and Evolved Isolates of Mycoplasma gallisepticum

The recent emergence of the poultry bacterial pathogen Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) in free-living house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus), which causes mycoplasmal conjunctivitis in this passerine bird species, resulted in a rapid coevolutionary arms-race between MG and its novel avian host. Despite...

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Main Authors: Michal Vinkler, Ariel E. Leon, Laila Kirkpatrick, Rami A. Dalloul, Dana M. Hawley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
avian pathogen
bird cytokine signalling
disease ecology
emerging infectious diseases
evolution of virulence
host–parasite interaction
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.00013/full

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