Galapagos Species Database
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum
mycoplasmosis; house finch conjunctivitis
endoparasite
Antibodies found in domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) on Santa Cruz, San Cristóbal and Floreana Islands.
Domain
Prokaryota
Kingdom
Bacteria
Phylum
Firmicutes
Class
Mollicutes
Order
Mycoplasmatales
Family
Mycoplasmataceae
Genus
Mycoplasma
Species
gallisepticum
Taxon category: Accepted
- Deem, S.L. Cruz, M., Sari, E., Higashiguchi, J., and Parker, P.G. (in prep.) Disease risks associated with the reintroduction of the Floreana Mockingbird (Mimus trifasciatus) to its island of origin in the Galapagos Islands. Journal of Wildlife Diseases (in prep.).
- Gottdenker, N.L. Walsh, T., Vargas, H., Merkel, J., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., J., Miller, R.E., Dailey, M. & Parker, P. (2005) Assessing the risks of introduced chickens and their pathogens to native birds in the Galápagos Archipelago. Biological Conservation 126: 429–439.
- Soos, C. Padilla, L., Iglesias, A., Gottdenker, N., Cruz Bedon, M., Rios, A. & Parker, P.G. (2008) Comparison of pathogens in broiler and backyard chickens on the Galapagos Islands: implications for transmission to wildlife. The Auk 125(2): 445-455.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Mycoplasma gallisepticum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11690. Accessed 31 October 2026.