Whole genome sequencing and analysis of a goose-derived Mycoplasma gallisepticum in Guangdong Province, China

Abstract

Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) infection is a primary cause of chronic respiratory disease in poultry, threatening the economic viability of China’s goose-farming industry. This study investigated the pathogenicity and drug resistance of an MG strain isolated from geese and whole-genome sequenced the strain.

Keywords

• goose-origin mycoplasma gallisepticum
• isolation and identification
• pathogenicity
• antimicrobial susceptibility test
• whole-genome sequencing