Experimental Inoculation of BFDV-Positive Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) with Two Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium Isolates
Joint Authors
Augustynowicz-Kopeć, Ewa
Sapierzyński, Rafał
Szeleszczuk, Piotr
Kozak, Marcin
Ledwoń, Aleksandra
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Beak and feather disease virus- (BFDV-) positive (naturally infected) but clinically healthy budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) were inoculated with two isolates of Mycobacterium avium subsp.
avium isolated from naturally infected golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) and peafowl (Pavo cristatus).
During a period of more than two months after inoculation, samples of cloacal and crop swabs, faeces, and blood were obtained for BFDV and Mycobacterium avium testing with PCR.
Birds were euthanized nine weeks after inoculation.
All infected budgerigars developed signs typical of mycobacteriosis, but more advanced clinical and pathological changes were visible in the group infected with the pheasant isolate.
Only a few cloacal and crop swab samples were positive for Mycobacterium avium subsp.
avium despite advanced pathological changes in the internal organs.
In the groups infected with mycobacterium isolates the frequency of BFDV-positive samples was higher than in the control group.
In the infected groups the frequency of BFDV was substantially higher in the cloacal swabs of birds inoculated with the pheasant isolate than in the peafowl-isolate-infected group.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ledwoń, Aleksandra& Sapierzyński, Rafał& Augustynowicz-Kopeć, Ewa& Szeleszczuk, Piotr& Kozak, Marcin. 2014. Experimental Inoculation of BFDV-Positive Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) with Two Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium Isolates. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ledwoń, Aleksandra…[et al.]. Experimental Inoculation of BFDV-Positive Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) with Two Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium Isolates. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ledwoń, Aleksandra& Sapierzyński, Rafał& Augustynowicz-Kopeć, Ewa& Szeleszczuk, Piotr& Kozak, Marcin. Experimental Inoculation of BFDV-Positive Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) with Two Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium Isolates. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-470649
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-470649