Abstract
Hemotropic mycoplasmas are bacteria that infect erythrocytes and cause subclinical infections to life-threatening disease. We describe hemotropic mycoplasma infection in a free-ranging black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya). This is the first molecular detection of a hemotropic mycoplasma in a nonhuman primate from Brazil.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Letter
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Alouatta*
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Animals
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Animals, Wild / microbiology
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Brazil / epidemiology
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Female
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Monkey Diseases / diagnosis
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Monkey Diseases / epidemiology*
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Mycoplasma Infections / diagnosis
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Mycoplasma Infections / epidemiology
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Mycoplasma Infections / veterinary*