Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
A feline hemoplasma, 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum', detected in dog in Japan.
- Journal:
- The Journal of veterinary medical science
- Year:
- 2011
- Authors:
- Obara, Hisato et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology · Japan
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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