Hemotropic mycoplasma in a free-ranging black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya) in Brazil

Resumo

Hemotropic mycoplasmas are bacteria that infect erythrocytes and cause subclinical infections to life-threatening disease. We describe hemotropic mycoplasma infection in a free-ranging black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya). This is the first molecular detection of a hemotropic mycoplasma in a nonhuman primate from Brazil. © Wildlife Disease Association 2013.

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Alouatta, animal, animal disease, Brazil, case report, female, letter, microbiology, monkey disease, mycoplasmosis, wild animal, Animals, Animals, Wild, Female, Monkey Diseases, Mycoplasma Infections

Como citar

Journal of Wildlife Diseases, v. 49, n. 3, p. 728-731, 2013.