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New records and genetic diversity of Mycoplasma ovis in free-ranging deer in Brazil.
Epidemiology and infection - 14 Jan 2020
André Marcos Rogério, Duarte José Maurício Barbanti, Gonçalves Luiz Ricardo, Sacchi Ana Beatriz Vieira, Jusi Márcia Mariza Gomes, Machado Rosangela Zacarias
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Cervids represent a mammal group which plays an important role in the maintenance of ecological balance. Recent studies have highlighted the role of these species as reservoirs for several arthropods-borne pathogens. Globally, hemotropic mycoplasmas (haemoplasmas) are emerging or remerging bacteria that attach to red blood cells of several mammals species causing hemolytic anaemia. Therefore, the aim of this...
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