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  • Title: Comparison of a modified Edward-type medium and a modified SP4-type medium for primary isolation of Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) from chickens vaccinated with the F strain of MG.
    Author: Fritz BA, Thomas CB, Van Ess P, Yuill TM.
    Journal: Avian Dis; 1991; 35(3):591-8. PubMed ID: 1953581.
    Abstract:
    The efficacy of two media, an Edward-type medium (EPJ) and a modified SP4-type medium (SP4-PS), were compared for primary isolation of Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) from commercial layer chickens (n = 58) vaccinated with the live F strain of MG. Three groups of chickens that differed in the interval after vaccinal exposure to the F strain (32, 41, and 102 weeks) were studied at necropsy. Mycoplasma isolation was attempted from the trachea, sinus, and cloaca using lavage and swab techniques but was successful only from the trachea and sinus. MG was isolated from 39 (8.4%) of 463 culture attempts from 58 tracheal inocula and 58 sinus inocula. Isolation of MG was successful more frequently using EPJ medium than SP4-PS medium, and isolation occurred more often from the sinus than from the trachea. Of the 58 chickens studied, 19 (33%) were shown by culture to be infected with MG. Isolation was successful only from 32- and 41-week post-vaccination exposure groups. However, all chickens studied were serologically positive for MG antibody by rapid-plate agglutination and hemagglutination-inhibition assays.
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