Hemoplasmas in wild canids and felids in Brazil
Hemotropic mycoplasmas, epicellular erythrocytic bacterial parasites lacking a cell wall, are the causative agents of infectious anemia in numerous mammalian species. The presence of hemotropic mycoplasmas in blood samples of neotropical and exotic wild canids and felids from Brazilian zoos were rec...
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ftunivesp:oai:acervodigital.unesp.br:11449/130909 2023-05-15T15:50:28+02:00 Hemoplasmas in wild canids and felids in Brazil André, Marcos Rogerio Adania, Cristina Harumi Allegretti, Silmara Marques Machado, Rosangela Zacarias Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) 2015-12-07T15:30:06Z http://acervodigital.unesp.br/handle/11449/130909 http://hdl.handle.net/11449/130909 https://doi.org/10.1638/2010-0198.1 eng eng BioOne Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine : Official Publication Of The American Association Of Zoo Veterinarians Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine : Official Publication Of The American Association Of Zoo Veterinarians, v. 42, n. 2, p. 342-347, 2011. 1042-7260 http://hdl.handle.net/11449/130909 http://acervodigital.unesp.br/handle/11449/130909 doi:10.1638/2010-0198.1 22946419 http://dx.doi.org/10.1638/2010-0198.1 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess outro 2015 ftunivesp https://doi.org/10.1638/2010-0198.1 2021-07-18T09:08:10Z Hemotropic mycoplasmas, epicellular erythrocytic bacterial parasites lacking a cell wall, are the causative agents of infectious anemia in numerous mammalian species. The presence of hemotropic mycoplasmas in blood samples of neotropical and exotic wild canids and felids from Brazilian zoos were recorded using molecular techniques. Blood samples were collected from 146 Brazilian wild felids, 19 exotic felids, 3 European wolves (Canis lupus), and from 97 Brazilian wild canids from zoos in the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Mato Grosso and the Federal District. Using conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR), this work found 22 (13%) wild felids positive to Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum [4 jaguars (Panthera onca); 3 pumas (Puma concolor); 10 ocelots (Leopardus pardalis); 2 jaguarondis (Puma yagouaroundi); and 3 little spotted cats (Leopardus tigrinus)]. Only one little spotted cat (Leopardus tigrinus) was positive to Mycoplasma haemofelis, and none was positive to Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis. Two bush dogs (Speothos venaticus) were positive for a Mycoplasma sp. closely related to Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum, and two European wolves were positive for a Mycoplasma sp. closely related to Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum. This is the first study regarding the molecular detection of hemotropic mycoplasmas in wild canids. Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Other/Unknown Material Canis lupus Universidade Estadual Paulista São Paulo: Acervo Digital da UNESP / São Paulo State University Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 42 2 342 347 |
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Hemotropic mycoplasmas, epicellular erythrocytic bacterial parasites lacking a cell wall, are the causative agents of infectious anemia in numerous mammalian species. The presence of hemotropic mycoplasmas in blood samples of neotropical and exotic wild canids and felids from Brazilian zoos were recorded using molecular techniques. Blood samples were collected from 146 Brazilian wild felids, 19 exotic felids, 3 European wolves (Canis lupus), and from 97 Brazilian wild canids from zoos in the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Mato Grosso and the Federal District. Using conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR), this work found 22 (13%) wild felids positive to Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum [4 jaguars (Panthera onca); 3 pumas (Puma concolor); 10 ocelots (Leopardus pardalis); 2 jaguarondis (Puma yagouaroundi); and 3 little spotted cats (Leopardus tigrinus)]. Only one little spotted cat (Leopardus tigrinus) was positive to Mycoplasma haemofelis, and none was positive to Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis. Two bush dogs (Speothos venaticus) were positive for a Mycoplasma sp. closely related to Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum, and two European wolves were positive for a Mycoplasma sp. closely related to Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum. This is the first study regarding the molecular detection of hemotropic mycoplasmas in wild canids. Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) |
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André, Marcos Rogerio Adania, Cristina Harumi Allegretti, Silmara Marques Machado, Rosangela Zacarias |
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Hemoplasmas in wild canids and felids in Brazil |
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Hemoplasmas in wild canids and felids in Brazil |
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Hemoplasmas in wild canids and felids in Brazil |
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Hemoplasmas in wild canids and felids in Brazil |
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Hemoplasmas in wild canids and felids in Brazil |
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hemoplasmas in wild canids and felids in brazil |
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Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine : Official Publication Of The American Association Of Zoo Veterinarians Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine : Official Publication Of The American Association Of Zoo Veterinarians, v. 42, n. 2, p. 342-347, 2011. 1042-7260 http://hdl.handle.net/11449/130909 http://acervodigital.unesp.br/handle/11449/130909 doi:10.1638/2010-0198.1 22946419 http://dx.doi.org/10.1638/2010-0198.1 |
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