Novel hemoplasma species detected in free-ranging sika deer (Cervus nippon)

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1527-1530

  Watanabe, Yusaku ^a,b,c   Fujihara, Masatoshi ^a,b   Obara, Hisato ^a,b   Matsubara, Kazuei ^a   Yamauchi, Kiyoshi ^d   Harasawa, Ryô ^a,b  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Bremen Vet Center   (Japan)

^d Research Institute for Environmental Sciences and Public Health of Iwate Prefecture   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hemoplasma; Mycoplasma; Sika deer

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; DEER; ERYTHROCYTE DISORDER; GENETICS; JAPAN; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NOTE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; DEER; DNA PRIMERS; ERYTHROCYTES, ABNORMAL; JAPAN; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

CERVUS NIPPON; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA OVIS; UNGULATA;

EID: 78649789523     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.10-0229     Document Type: Note

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