RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Moalic, Pierre-Yves A1 Kempf, Isabelle A1 Gesbert, Fabienne A1 Laigret, FréDéricYR 1997 T1 Identification of Two Pathogenic Avian Mycoplasmas as Strains of Mycoplasma pullorum JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 47 IS 1 SP 171 OP 174 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-47-1-171 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB Abstract Two mycoplasma strains were isolated from dead turkey embryos. Growth properties, biochemical and serological characteristics, and protein profiles indicated that these strains were closely related to Mycoplasma pullorum CKKT (T = type strain). This was confirmed by 16S rRNA sequence analysis, and the phylogenetic position of M. pullorum was established. Pathogenicity studies showed that the two strains, as well as M. pullorum CKKT, induced a statistically significant level of mortality after inoculation into chicken embryos., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-47-1-171