Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. in Aquatic Mammals, Amazon Basin, Brazil.

Authors :: Duarte-Benvenuto A
Sacristán C
Ewbank AC
Sacristán I
Zamana-Ramblas R
Gravena W
Mello DMD
Ferreira da Silva VM
Marmontel M
Carvalho VL
Marigo J
Catão-Dias JL
Source :: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2022 Dec; Vol. 28 (12), pp. 2556-2559.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. (hemoplasmas) are uncultivable bacteria that infect mammals, including humans. We detected a potentially novel hemoplasma species in blood samples from wild river dolphins in the Amazon River Basin, Brazil. Further investigation could determine pathogenicity and zoonotic potential of the detected hemoplasma.