Mycoplasmas are a diverse group of pathogens responsible for disease in a wide range of
animal species. In recent years there have been considerable advances in knowledge of the …

Heritable endobacteria, which are transmitted from one host generation to the next, are
subjected to evolutionary forces that are different from those experienced by free-living …

Avian mycoplasmosis is a collection of diseases of worldwide distribution caused by
bacteria in the genus Mycoplasma affecting several bird species. This chapter offers detailed …

Mycoplasma, the smallest self-replicating organism with a minimal metabolism and little
genomic redundancy, is expected to be a close approximation to the minimal set of genes …

Mycoplasma gallisepticum-mediated respiratory inflammation in chickens is associated with
accumulation of leukocytes in the tracheal submucosa. However the molecular mechanisms …

Background Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae is the causative agent of porcine enzootic
pneumonia (EP), a mild, chronic pneumonia of swine. Despite presenting with low direct …

Host resistance through immune clearance is predicted to favor pathogens that are able to
transmit faster and are hence more virulent. Increasing pathogen virulence is, in turn …

Mycoplasma gallisepticum is an important avian pathogen that commonly induces chronic
respiratory disease in chicken. To better understand the mycoplasma factors involved in host …

The virulence-transmission trade-off hypothesis has provided a dominant theoretical basis
for predicting pathogen virulence evolution, but empirical tests are rare, particularly at …

Many lipoproteins are expressed on the surfaces of mycoplasmas, and some have been
implicated as playing roles in pathogenesis. Family 2 lipoproteins of Mycoplasma …