Molecular detection and genetic characterization of hemotropic mycoplasmas in goats and fleas from Thailand.

ABSTRACT: Arthropod vectors play a crucial role in the transmission of hemotropic mycoplasmas, small bacteria that infect red blood cells in a wide range of animals and humans globally, leading to intravascular infections. Traditional Giemsa-stained thin blood smears, used for diagnosing hemotropic mycoplasmas through microscopic examination, have low sensitivity and are effective only when bacteremia levels are high. This study aimed to employ molecular methods to detect and genetically characterize hemotropic mycoplasmas in goats as well as investigate the potential role of fleas as vectors. Blood and flea samples were collected concurrently from goats on 16 farms across seven provinces in Thailand from January 2017 to October 2023. The 16 S rRNA, 23 S rRNA, and rnpB genes of hemoplasmas were ampl

SUBMITTER: Ghauri MSZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11607355 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature