Mycoplasma synoviae is a Gram-negative parasitic bacteria responsible for causing respiratory tract disease and synovitis (inflammation in the lining of the joints) in turkeys and chickens, although other types of birds are susceptible as well. Naturally, this causes significant economic problems in the poultry industry. The primary habitat is the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract of the birds that are infected, although the joints are also affected. Infection occurs primarily through attachment of the bacteria to the host cell by means of specialized surface proteins and adhesins that results in prolonged intracellular persistence that may cause lethality if combined with a secondary virus (MicrobeWiki: Mycoplasma synoviae).
Live temperature-sensitive mutant strain; eye drop administration(Morrow et al., 1998)
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