Prevalence and Molecular Analyses of Hemotrophic Mycoplasma spp. (Hemoplasmas) Detected in Sika Deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) in Japan

Hemotropic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas) are cell-wall deficient, epierythrocytic bacteria that cause infectious anemia in several mammalian species. The prevalence of hemoplasma species was examined by screening and species-specific PCR using blood samples collected from 51 sika deer in Hokkaido, Japan...

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Main Authors: TAGAWA, Michihito, MATSUMOTO, Kotaro, YOKOYAMA, Naoaki, INOKUMA, Hisashi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4013367/