@article{MAKHILLJAVA201110213079,
    title = {Molecular Identification of Two Genetic Markers That Distinguish Between Pathogenic and Nonpathogenic Strains of<I> Mycoplasma gallisepticum</I>},
    journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances},
    volume = {10},
    number = {21},
    pages = {2846-2855},
    year = {2011},
    issn = {1680-5593},
    doi = {javaa.2011.2846.2855},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2011.2846.2855},
    author = {Zahraa,Aini,Abdul,Mohd and},
    keywords = {Mycoplasma gallisepticum,pMGA gene,pvpA gene,polymorphisms patterns,pathogenic marker,Malaysia},
    abstract = {A total of 571 <I>Mycoplasma gallisepticum</I> (MG) field isolates originated from progenies and commercial poultry farms in Malaysia and 7 reference and vaccine strains were characterized by amplification of selected gene target specific sequences to <I>MG pMGA</I> and <I>pvpA</I> genes using conventional PCR of sequence specific primers. A total of 281 MG positive field isolates out of 571 MG samples were detected with the primer targeted <I>pMGA</I> gene and a total of 188 MG positive field isolates out of 571 MG samples were detected with the primer targeted <I>pvpA</I> gene. Similar and identical banding pattern among MG isolates obtained from progenies samples however, there was a variable on the banding pattern among MG isolates obtained from commercial chickens using the agarose gel electrophoresis. The sequencing analysis results of MG based on selected genes targeted specific sequences were obtained. The genetic diversity of the <I>pMGA</I> and <I>pvpA</I> genes of MG field isolates detected in progenies and commercial chickens were investigated. The gene size variation patterns of the <I>pMGA</I> and <I>pvpA</I> genes among MG field isolates shared identical variations with the pathogenic reference and vaccine strains that is an insertion bp fragments by using the <I>pMGA</I> gene primer set and a deletion bp fragments by using the <I>pvpA</I> gene primer set. However, the gene size variation patterns are quite different from the variation pattern of the less pathogenic vaccine strain that can&#146;t be transmitted vertically. The polymorphism pattern of the primer for <I>pMGA</I> gene might be considered as a pathogenic vertical marker and the polymorphisms patterns of the two primers sets for both <I>pMGA</I> and <I>pvpA</I> genes might be useful for determining the two genetic potential pathogenic marker for MG infection that can differentiate between the highly and the less pathogenic MG isolates.}
    }