First molecular evidence of bovine hemoplasma species (Mycoplasma spp.) in water buffalo and dairy cattle herds in Cuba

Abstract Background Hemotropic mycoplasmas (aka hemoplasmas) are small bacteria which cause infectious anemia in several mammalian species including humans. Information on hemoplasma infections in Cuban bovines remains scarce and no studies applying molecular methods have been performed so far. The...

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Main Authors: Adrian Alberto Díaz-Sánchez, Belkis Corona-González, Marina L. Meli, Dasiel Obregón Álvarez, Ernesto Vega Cañizares, Osvaldo Fonseca Rodríguez, Evelyn Lobo Rivero, Regina Hofmann-Lehmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3325-y