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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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
2013
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4013367/ |