Abstract
Mycoplasma meleagridis strain B2096 8B was isolated from domestic chickens in South Africa. The 845,307-bp full genome was sequenced, assembled, and annotated.
Highlights
Mycoplasma meleagridis strain B2096 8B was isolated from domestic chickens in South Africa
Mycoplasma meleagridis is widespread in turkey flocks across the world, causing deterioration in growth and feathering, airsacculitis, osteodystrophy, and a reduction in hatchability (2)
M. meleagridis strain B2096 8B was isolated in September 2014 in the Gauteng Province of South Africa from 62-week-old laying hens with typical mycoplasma symptoms
Summary
Mycoplasma meleagridis strain B2096 8B was isolated from domestic chickens in South Africa. Mycoplasma meleagridis is widespread in turkey flocks across the world, causing deterioration in growth and feathering, airsacculitis, osteodystrophy, and a reduction in hatchability (2). Laying hens developed typical clinical signs of mycoplasmosis, such as respiratory symptoms and egg production losses, and the etiological agent was identified as M. meleagridis by a growth inhibition assay with specific antisera and M. meleagridis-specific PCR and DNA sequence analysis (3).
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