First molecular detection of Mycoplasma ovis (Hemotropic mycoplasmas) from Sheep in Brazil

Abstract Mycoplasma ovis is an emerging zoonotic pathogen with a worldwide distribution and can cause mild to severe hemolytic anemia, icterus, and poor weight gain in animals. Although M. ovis has been described in small ruminants worldwide, data on M. ovis in sheep in Brazil is unknown. The object...

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Main Authors: Ugo Araújo Souza, Karina Oberrather, Renata Fagundes-Moreira, Bruno Albuquerque de Almeida, Stella de Faria Valle, Aline Girotto-Soares, João Fábio Soares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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