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

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 28; no. 12; pp. 2556 - 2559
• Main Authors: Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia, Sacristán, Carlos, Ewbank, Ana Carolina, Sacristán, Irene, Zamana-Ramblas, Roberta, Gravena, Waleska, Mello, Daniela M D, Ferreira da Silva, Vera M, Marmontel, Miriam, Carvalho, Vitor L, Marigo, Juliana, Catão-Dias, José L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.12.2022; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Animals; bacteria; Biodiversity; Brazil - epidemiology; Delphinidae; Diseases; Distribution; Dolphins; Dolphins & porpoises; Endangered & extinct species; Genetic aspects; hemoplasmas; Hemotropic; hemotropic Mycoplasma; Humans; Identification and classification; Infections; Infectious diseases; Mammals; Mycoplasma; Mycoplasma - genetics; Mycoplasma infections; Mycoplasma Infections - epidemiology; Mycoplasma Infections - microbiology; Mycoplasma Infections - veterinary; Phylogeny; Research Letter; Risk factors; river dolphin; Rivers; spp. in Aquatic Mammals, Amazon Basin, Brazil; Wildlife conservation; Zoonoses; Brazil; Amazon Basin; California; United States > US; river dolphin; bacteria; infectious diseases; Brazil; hemoplasmas; zoonoses; Amazon Basin; molecular detection; hemotropic Mycoplasma; aquatic mammals
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid2812.220971

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.