Hemotropic mycoplasmas infection in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) from northeastern Brazil.
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis
; 56: 27-29, 2018 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-29406279
ABSTRACT
Two species of hemotropic mycoplasmas (HM) are known to infect large domestic ruminants, Mycoplasma wenyonii and 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemobos'. Although HM has been described in cattle worldwide, data in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) remain scarce. Accordingly, the aim was to determine the occurrence of HM in water buffaloes from northeastern Brazil. A total of 101/290 (34.83%) buffaloes were positive for HM (16 M. wenyonii alone, 6 'Ca. M. haemobos' alone and 79 both). This was the first report of M. wenyonii infection in ruminants from Brazil. Clinical signs of hemoplasmosis in buffaloes remain unknown.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Búfalos
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Mycoplasma
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Infecções por Mycoplasma
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil