Detection of a novel hemoplasma based on 16S rRNA gene DNA in captive and free-ranging capybaras (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris)

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 139, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 410-413

  Vieira, Rafael F C ^a   Molento, Marcelo B ^a   dos Santos, Leonilda C ^b   Moraes, Wanderlei ^b   Cubas, Zalmir S ^b   Santos, Andrea P ^c   Guimaraes, Ana M S ^c   Mohamed, Ahmed ^c   Barros Filho, Ivan R ^a   Biondo, Alexander W ^a   Messick, Joanne B ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b 62 Refúgio Biológico Bela Vista Vila C   (Brazil)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris); Hemoplasma; Mycoplasma coccoides; Mycoplasma haemomuris; Rodent

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PLASMA PROTEIN; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAZIL; CAPYBARA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; HEMATOCRIT; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA COCCOIDES; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOMURIS; MYCOPLASMOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RNA SEQUENCE; RODENT;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CATS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, RRNA; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RODENT DISEASES; RODENTIA;

ANIMALIA; HYDROCHAERIS HYDROCHAERIS; MUS; MYCOPLASMA COCCOIDES; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOMURIS; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 70350017977     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.06.018     Document Type: Article

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