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Genetic diversity of emerging hemotropic mycoplasmas in domestic pigs from Brazil.
Transboundary and emerging diseases - 1 May 2021
Sonalio Karina, Perles Lívia, Gatto Igor Renan H, do Amaral Renan B, Almeida Henrique M S, Galdeano José Vanderlei B, Vieira Rafael F C, André Marcos R, de Oliveira Luis Guilherme
Abstract excerpt
Mycoplasma suis and Mycoplasma parvum bind strongly to erythrocytes and may cause clinical hemoplasmosis in swine, affecting several age groups. Mycoplasma spp. infected animals may be asymptomatic carriers and/or show nonspecific clinical signs. In Brazil, information on genetic diversity associated with porcine hemoplasmas (PH) has not been described yet. Therefore, this study has aimed to detect, quantify and...
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