1. Mycoplasma sp. infection in captive Marcgrave's capuchin monkeys (Sapajus flavius).
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Ramalho AC, Guerra RR, Mongruel ACB, Vidotto O, Lucena RB, Guerra MVSF, Vieira TSWJ, and Vieira RFC
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- Anemia veterinary, Animals, Brazil, DNA, Bacterial genetics, DNA, Ribosomal, Endangered Species, Mycoplasma Infections microbiology, Phylogeny, Polymerase Chain Reaction, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S, Cebus microbiology, Monkey Diseases microbiology, Mycoplasma genetics, Mycoplasma isolation & purification, Mycoplasma Infections veterinary
- Abstract
Three species of hemoplasmas are known to infect monkeys, 'Candidatus Mycoplasma kahanei', 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemomacaque' and 'Candidatus Mycoplasma aoti'. Marcgrave's capuchin monkey (Sapajus flavius) is a critically endangered neotropical primate species of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, and thus, sustained efforts are needed to protect the health and well-being of these animals. This study has aimed to screen 12 captive S. flavius from the State of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil, for hemoplasma infection. Packed cell volume (PCV) was measured and a pan-hemoplasma PCR protocol performed. A total of 8/12 (66.6%) monkeys were positive for the 16S rDNA gene of Mycoplasma sp., showing an identity of 99% to Mycoplasma sp. previously detected in Sapajus apella and Sapajus sp. monkeys from the Brazilian Amazon. Further studies should be conducted in order to elucidate whether this potentially novel Mycoplasma sp. is able to cause anemia in Sapajus sp. monkeys from Brazil., (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2017
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