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Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. in Aquatic Mammals, Amazon Basin, Brazil

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Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. (hemoplasmas) are uncultivable bacteria that infect mammals, including humans. We detected a potentially novel hemoplasma species in blood samples from wild river dolphins in the Amazon River… Click to show full abstract

Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. (hemoplasmas) are uncultivable bacteria that infect mammals, including humans. We detected a potentially novel hemoplasma species in blood samples from wild river dolphins in the Amazon River Basin, Brazil. Further investigation could determine pathogenicity and zoonotic potential of the detected hemoplasma.

Keywords: basin brazil; mycoplasma spp; hemotropic mycoplasma

Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2022

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