Mycoplasma gallisepticum

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Mycoplasma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Division: Firmicutes
Class: Mollicutes
Order: Mycoplasmatales
Family: Mycoplasmataceae
Genus: Mycoplasma
Species: Mycoplasma gallisepticum

Mycoplasma gallisepticum is a bacterium belonging to the class Mollicutes and the family Mycoplasma. It is the causative agent of chronic respiratory disease in chicken and infectious sinusitis in turkeys.