Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. in Aquatic Mammals, Amazon Basin, Brazil

Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. in Aquatic Mammals, Amazon Basin, Brazil

Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. (hemoplasmas) are uncultivable bacteria that infect mammals, including humans. We detected a potentially novel hemoplasma species in blood samples from wild river dolphins in the Amazon River Basin, Brazil. Further investigation could determine pathogenicity and zoonotic...

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Main Authors: Aricia Duarte-Benvenuto, Carlos Sacristán, Ana Carolina Ewbank, Irene Sacristán, Roberta Zamana-Ramblas, Waleska Gravena, Daniela M.D. Mello, Vera M. Ferreira da Silva, Miriam Marmontel, Vitor L. Carvalho, Juliana Marigo, José L. Catão-Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
hemoplasmas
hemotropic Mycoplasma
bacteria
zoonoses
river dolphin
infectious diseases
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/12/22-0971_article

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