Molecular Demonstration of Hemotropic Mycoplasmas in Wild Japanese Monkeys (Macaca fuscata)

Molecular Demonstration of Hemotropic Mycoplasmas in Wild Japanese Monkeys (Macaca fuscata)

The prevalence of hemotropic mycoplasmas in wild monkeys is largely unknown. Here, we report the presence of hemoplasmas in blood specimens collected from wild Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata) tentatively captured for ecological survey in Mie prefecture, Japan. We examined 9 monkeys using hemoplasm...

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Main Authors: SASHIDA, Hinako, SUZUKI, Yoshihisa, ROKUHARA, Sou, NAGAI, Kazuya, HARASAWA, Ryô
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Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3979950/
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spelling pubmed-39799502014-04-22 Molecular Demonstration of Hemotropic Mycoplasmas in Wild Japanese Monkeys (Macaca fuscata) SASHIDA, Hinako SUZUKI, Yoshihisa ROKUHARA, Sou NAGAI, Kazuya HARASAWA, Ryô Wildlife Science The prevalence of hemotropic mycoplasmas in wild monkeys is largely unknown. Here, we report the presence of hemoplasmas in blood specimens collected from wild Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata) tentatively captured for ecological survey in Mie prefecture, Japan. We examined 9 monkeys using hemoplasma-specific real-time PCR and found all of them positive for a hemoplasma infection. The 16S rRNA gene and 16S to 23S rRNA intergenic spacer region of the hemoplasma detected in wild monkeys were amplified using end-point PCR. The nucleotide sequences of the PCR products were further determined and compared to those of other hemoplasmas. Our examinations revealed a wide prevalence of a hemoplasma strain in Japanese monkeys, which was similar to ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemomacaque’ reported in cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). Pathogenic traits of this hemoplasma strain remain unexplored. The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2013-08-26 2014-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3979950/ /pubmed/23978941 http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.13-0332 Text en ©2014 The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License.
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author SASHIDA, Hinako
SUZUKI, Yoshihisa
ROKUHARA, Sou
NAGAI, Kazuya
HARASAWA, Ryô
spellingShingle SASHIDA, Hinako
SUZUKI, Yoshihisa
ROKUHARA, Sou
NAGAI, Kazuya
HARASAWA, Ryô
Molecular Demonstration of Hemotropic Mycoplasmas in Wild Japanese Monkeys (Macaca fuscata)
author_facet SASHIDA, Hinako
SUZUKI, Yoshihisa
ROKUHARA, Sou
NAGAI, Kazuya
HARASAWA, Ryô
author_sort SASHIDA, Hinako
title Molecular Demonstration of Hemotropic Mycoplasmas in Wild Japanese Monkeys (Macaca fuscata)
title_short Molecular Demonstration of Hemotropic Mycoplasmas in Wild Japanese Monkeys (Macaca fuscata)
title_full Molecular Demonstration of Hemotropic Mycoplasmas in Wild Japanese Monkeys (Macaca fuscata)
title_fullStr Molecular Demonstration of Hemotropic Mycoplasmas in Wild Japanese Monkeys (Macaca fuscata)
title_full_unstemmed Molecular Demonstration of Hemotropic Mycoplasmas in Wild Japanese Monkeys (Macaca fuscata)
title_sort molecular demonstration of hemotropic mycoplasmas in wild japanese monkeys (macaca fuscata)
description The prevalence of hemotropic mycoplasmas in wild monkeys is largely unknown. Here, we report the presence of hemoplasmas in blood specimens collected from wild Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata) tentatively captured for ecological survey in Mie prefecture, Japan. We examined 9 monkeys using hemoplasma-specific real-time PCR and found all of them positive for a hemoplasma infection. The 16S rRNA gene and 16S to 23S rRNA intergenic spacer region of the hemoplasma detected in wild monkeys were amplified using end-point PCR. The nucleotide sequences of the PCR products were further determined and compared to those of other hemoplasmas. Our examinations revealed a wide prevalence of a hemoplasma strain in Japanese monkeys, which was similar to ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemomacaque’ reported in cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). Pathogenic traits of this hemoplasma strain remain unexplored.
publisher The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
publishDate 2013
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3979950/
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