Occurrence of Mycoplasma spp. in wild birds: phylogenetic analysis and potential factors affecting distribution

Abstract Different Mycoplasma species have been reported in avian hosts. However, the majority of studies focus on one particular species of Mycoplasma or one host. In our research, we screened a total of 1141 wild birds representing 55 species, 26 families, and 15 orders for the presence of mycopla...

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Main Authors: Anna Sawicka-Durkalec, Olimpia Kursa, Łukasz Bednarz, Grzegorz Tomczyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96577-0