Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. in Aquatic Mammals,Amazon Basin,Brazil |
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| Authors: | Aricia Duarte-Benvenuto,Carlos Sacristá n,Ana Carolina Ewbank,Irene Sacristá n,Roberta Zamana-Ramblas,Waleska Gravena,Daniela M.D. Mello,Vera M. Ferreira da Silva,Miriam Marmontel,Vitor L. Carvalho,Juliana Marigo,José L. Catã o-Dias |
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| Abstract: | 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 potential of the detected hemoplasma. |
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| Keywords: | hemoplasmas hemotropic Mycoplasma bacteria zoonoses river dolphin infectious diseases molecular detection aquatic mammals Amazon Basin Brazil |
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