Detection of Mycoplasma spp. from snakes from five different families.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mycoplasmas are an important cause of respiratory diseases in tortoises. In snakes, evidence of mycoplasma infections has been found almost exclusively in pythons. To better understand the occurrence of these bacteria in other snake species, samples submitted for routine testing for respiratory pathogens were also tested for mycoplasma by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). A total of 640 samples (mostly oral swabs) from snakes of 5 different families (Boidae n = 114, Colubridae n = 109, Elapidae n = 34, Pythonidae n = 301 and Viperidae n = 82) were included in the study. A genus-specific PCR (PCR1) developed for the detection of Mycoplasma [Mycoplasmopsis] agassizii and a pan-mycoplasma PCR (PCR2) were used. PCR products were sequenced for validation and phylogenetic analy

SUBMITTER: Faulhaber MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11773865 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature