A feline hemoplasma, 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum', detected in dog in Japan |
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| Authors: | Obara Hisato Fujihara Masatoshi Watanabe Yusaku Ono Hisaya K Harasawa Ryô |
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| Institution: | Department of Veterinary Microbiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka 020–8550, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | We examined for 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum' infection in 167 blood samples collected from domestic dogs between 2008 and 2009 in the Tohoku area, Japan, and found 5 (3.0%) were positive by PCR assay. This is the first demonstration of 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum', a feline haemotropic mycoplasma, in the dogs raised in Japan. |
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