Detection of a novel enterotropic Mycoplasma gallisepticum-like in European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) around poultry farms in France
C. Le Gall-Ladeveze, L.-X. Nouvel, M. Souvestre, G. Croville, M.-C. Hygonenq, J.-L. Guerin, G. Le Loc'h
The paper detects a novel Mycoplasma gallisepticum-like strain in European starlings near poultry farms, suggesting potential gene transfer between synanthropic birds but not poultry infection.
bioRxiv · Jun 18, 2021Microbiology