Haemotrophic Mycoplasma infection in horses.
Haemotrophic mycoplasmas (HM) are parasites on the surface of red blood cells and known to infect a wide range of animals. However, there are no previous evidences of HM infections in horses. In this study HM were detected for the first time in the blood of two horses suffering from poor performance, apathy, weight loss, and anaemia. Using a HM specific PCR assay and subsequent sequencing the infective agents isolated from the blood of said horses were confirmed as closely related to the HM species Mycoplasma haemofelis and 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemobos'.
Dieckmann
Sarah M
SM
Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 270, Zurich, Switzerland.
Winkler
Margit
M
Groebel
Katrin
K
Dieckmann
Michael P
MP
Hofmann-Lehmann
Regina
R
Hoelzle
Katharina
K
Wittenbrink
Max M
MM
Hoelzle
Ludwig E
LE
D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D006736:Horses; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D016415:Sequence Alignment
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S