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Post-mortem detection of hemoplasmas (hemotropic Mycoplasma spp.) in South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) sampled in Rio Grande do Sul State, southern Brazil.
Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2024
de Oliveira Battisti Luciano, Mongruel Anna Claudia Baumel, Fagundes-Moreira Renata, Baggio-Souza Vinícius, de Souza Viviane Kelin, de Amorim Derek Blaese, Wagner Paulo Guilherme C, Souza Ugo A, Gonçalves Ana Paula, Girotto-Soares Aline, de Faria Valle Stella, André Marcos Rogério, Soares João Fabio
Abstract excerpt
Hemotropic mycoplasmas are bacteria that attaches to erythrocytes surface, which some species presents zoonotic concerns. In the suborder Pinnipedia, genera Otaria and Arctocephalus are prominent in Brazil. This study investigated the occurrence of hemoplasmas in Arctocephalus sp. and Otaria flavescens found dead along the coast of a Southern Brazilian State. DNA from 135 spleen samples were extracted and...
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