Prevalence and Diversity of Haemotropic Mycoplasma Species in Cats and Their Ectoparasites (Fleas and Ticks).
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SUBMITTER: Razgunaite M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10892483 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb
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Prevalence and Diversity of Haemotropic <i>Mycoplasma</i> Species in Cats and Their Ectoparasites (Fleas and Ticks).
Razgūnaitė Miglė M Lipatova Indrė I Paulauskas Algimantas A Snegiriovaitė Justina J Karvelienė Birutė B Zamokas Gintaras G Laukutė Monika M Radzijevskaja Jana J
Veterinary sciences 20240209 2
<i>Mycoplasma</i> spp. pathogens frequently cause chronic and acute diseases in cats. The aim of the present study was to investigate the presence and genetic diversity of <i>Mycoplasma</i> spp. in cats and their ectoparasites using PCR and sequence analysis of the <i>16S rRNA</i> gene. Blood samples were collected from 541 domestic and stray cats in Lithuania. Ectoparasites (153 fleas and 321 ticks) were collected from owned domestic cats that live both outdoors and indoors. <i>Mycoplasma</i> s ...[more]
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