Molecular characterisation of the Mycoplasma cynos haemagglutinin HapA.

Mycoplasma (M.) cynos is a proven pathogen of dogs causing respiratory infections including pneumonia. We examined 19 M.

Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale has neuraminidase activity causing desialylation of chicken and turkey serum and tracheal mucus glycoproteins.

Neuraminidases (sialidases) are virulence factors of several poultry pathogens. Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale is a well known poultry pathogen causing respiratory disease in chickens and turkeys all over the world. We investigated whether O.