title: A feline hemoplasma, 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum', detected in dog in Japan.
abstract: We examined for 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum' infection in 167 blood samples collected from domestic dogs between 2008 and 2009 in the Tohoku area, Japan, and found 5 (3.0%) were positive by PCR assay. This is the first demonstration of 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum', a feline haemotropic mycoplasma, in the dogs raised in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka 020–8550, Japan.
authors.forename: Hisato
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Obara
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujihara
authors.forename: Yusaku
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Hisaya K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Ryô
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Harasawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D007564:Japan; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S