Molecular Detection of Mycoplasma synoviae from Backyard and Commercial Turkeys in Some Parts of Iran

M. synoviae (MS) is an economically important pathogen and the major cause of airsacculitis and infectious synovitis in turkeys. Infection with this pathogen may remain asymptomatic but can render infected birds susceptible to secondary infections. This study was carried out for the molecular detection of MS infection in commercial and backyard turkey flocks in Tehran, Semnan, Isfahan, Qazvin, Zanjan, East Azerbaijan, Gilan, Mazandaran, and Golestan provinces of Iran. Sixty-hundred tracheal, choanal cleft or/and infraorbital sinus samples were collected from ۱۸ commercial and ۳۱ backyard turkey flocks. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique was performed by using primers specific for detecting the ۱۶S rRNA and vlhA genes of MS. The results showed that ۵۱.۶۱% of backyard and ۳۳.۳۳% of commercial farms were MS-positive. These findings suggested the molecular presence of MS, especially in northern and central regions of Iran. Further, the frequency of MS-positive samples was significantly lower in commercial farms than backyard farms (P<۰.۰۵).

کلیدواژه ها:

Mycoplasma synoviae ، Commercial ، Backyard ، Turkey ، molecular detection ، Iran