Hemotropic <i>Mycoplasma</i> spp. in Aquatic Mammals, Amazon Basin, Brazil
Arícia Duarte-Benvenuto, Carlos Sacristán, Ana Carolina Ewbank, Irene Sacristán, Roberta Zamana-Ramblas, Waleska Gravena, Daniela Magalhães Drummond de Mello, Vera M. Ferreira da Silva, Miriam Marmontel, Vítor Luz Carvalho, Juliana Marigo, José Luiz Catão‐Dias
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.
Topics & Concepts
Amazon rainforestBiologyMycoplasmaAmazon basinMycoplasmataceaeZoologyEcologyMollicutesMicrobiologyMosquito-borne diseases and controlViral Infections and VectorsToxoplasma gondii Research Studies