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Aline Girotto1, Amanda Fonseca Zangirólamo, Alexey Leon Gomel Bogado, Arnaldo Sotero Luz E Souza, Gislaine Cristina Ferreira da Silva, João Luis Garcia, Laurival Antônio Vilas Boas, Alexander Welker Biondo, Odilon Vidotto.
Abstract
Bovine hemoplasmas are bacteria found on the erythrocyte surface or free in the plasma of cattle. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the occurrence of 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemobos' ('C. M. haemobos') in Holstein and Jersey cattle raised in Londrina and surroundings, northern region of the State of Parana, Southern Brazil. PCR testing directed to 16S rRNA gene fragment was performed to investigate the occurrence and characterize the molecular identity of 'C. M. haemobos'. A total of 264/433 (60.97%) blood samples were positive by PCR. Further alignment of 500-bp amplicons to available sequences at the GenBank database showed high identity (100%) to 'C. M. haemobos'. To the author's knowledge, this is the first molecular confirmation of the hemoplasma 'C. M. haemobos' in cattle from Brazil. Moreover, 'C. M. haemobos' was observed in high occurrence in dairy cattle, and may have significant impact in livestock production.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID： 23070456 DOI： 10.1590/s1984-29612012000300034
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Bras Parasitol Vet ISSN： 0103-846X