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Candidatus Mycoplasma haemobos found in dogs and ticks in central
By Shi, Hongfei et al.·Published in BMC veterinary research·2022·Nanyang Normal University, China·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Molecular detection of haemophilic pathogens reveals evidence of Candidatus Mycoplasma haemobos in dogs and parasitic ticks in central China.
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Plain-English summary
A group of dogs in central China was tested for blood infections after showing signs of anemia. Researchers found that some of these dogs were infected with a type of bacteria called 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemobos', along with other pathogens. The study also identified two types of ticks that were carrying these infections. This is the first time 'Ca. M. haemobos' has been found in dogs in this region, highlighting the importance of monitoring tick-borne diseases in pets.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: In addition to Mycoplasma haemocanis and Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum, a few hemoplasma species that mainly infect other livestock have been detected in dogs. 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemobos' (Ca. M. haemobos) has been found in a variety of animals in China. The present study was aimed to investigate the occurrence of 'Ca. M. haemobos' infections in dogs and ticks collected from the Henan province, China. RESULTS: Overall, 55 dog blood samples and 378 ticks on skins were collected from anemic and healthy dogs, and these samples were subjected to PCR, sequence analysis, and identification. The results showed that Haemaphysalis longicornis (266) and Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (112) were the only two parasitic ticks on dogs. Molecular detection revealed that 163 M. haemocanis, 88 'Ca. M. haemobos' and 32 Anaplasma platys positive amplicons could be amplified from dogs, H. longicornis and R. (B.) microplus. In addition, co-infections (M. haemocanis + A. platys and 'Ca. M. haemobos'+ A. platys) could be also detected. CONCLUSIONS: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first molecular evidence of 'Ca. M. haemobos' natural infection in dogs and tick species identified as H. longicornis and R. (B.) microplus from China.
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