Molecular detection of Mycoplasma suis in extensive pig production systems in the State of Maranhão, northeast Brazil

Abstract Mycoplasma suis is a bacterium that causes hemoplasmosis in pigs. This agent is capable of adhering to the surface of porcine erythrocytes, inducing structural changes on these cells. In Brazil, there are few reports about the disease, its causal agent, and the economic impact of this patho...

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Main Authors: Mickaellen Susanny dos Santos Martins, Lucas Diniz Silva, Leandro Macêdo Miranda, Cristian Alex Aquino Lima, Renan Bressianini do Amaral, Rosangela Zacarias Machado, Marcos Rogério André, Maria do Socorro Costa Oliveira Braga, Carla Janaina Rebouças Marques do Rosário, Ferdinan Almeida Melo, José Gomes Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2019-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612019005001107&lng=en&tlng=en