Investigation of Mycoplasma spp. in birds of the Rio de Janeiro Zoo by isolation and PCR

ABSTRACT: Brazil is one of the countries with the most abundant avifauna in the world. The confinement of birds associated with close contact with other animals and humans favor the spread of agents of respiratory diseases. Among them, mycoplasmas can cause asymptomatic or apparent disease that mani...

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Main Authors: Bárbara S.N. Magalhães, Virginia Léo A. Pereira, Thomas S. Dias, Leandro S. Machado, Mariane M. Silva, Elmiro R. Nascimento, Flavya Mendes-de-Almeida, Nádia Regina P. Almosny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA)
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
Subjects:
zoo
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2020000300220&lng=en&tlng=en