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ArticleJournal of microbiological methods2014

Prevalence and phylogenetic analysis of haemoplasmas from cats infected with multiple species.

Larissa Campos Aquino, Chelsea A E Hicks, Marcela C Scalon, Maíra G da M Lima, Marcelle dos S Lemos, Giane Regina Paludo, Chris R Helps, Séverine Tasker

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Article in Journal of microbiological methods, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of feline hemoplasmas in domestic cats in Iran.Veterinary research forum : an international quarterly journal · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Larissa Campos AquinoLaboratory of Veterinary Clinical Pathology, College of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, University of Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília 709010-900, Brazil. larissaquino@gmail.com
Chelsea A E Hicks
Marcela C Scalon
Maíra G da M Lima
Marcelle dos S Lemos
Giane Regina Paludo
Chris R Helps
Séverine Tasker
Universidade de Brasília · BRUniversity of Bristol · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BF/F016662/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mycoplasma haemofelis (Mhf), ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum’ (CMhm) and ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis’ (CMt) are agents of feline haemoplasmosis and can induce anaemia in cats. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and phylogeny of haemoplasma species in cats from Brazil's capital and surrounding areas, and whether correlation with haematological abnormalities existed. Feline haemoplasmas were found in 13.8% of 432 cats. CMhm was the most prevalent species (in 13.8% of cats), followed by Mhf (11.1%) and CMt (4.4%). Over 80% of haemoplasma-infected cats harboured two or more feline haemoplasma species: 7.1% of cats were co-infected with Mhf/CMhm, 0.4% with CMhm/CMt and 3.9% with Mhf/CMhm/CMt. Male gender was significantly associated with haemoplasma infections. No association was found between qPCR haemoplasma status and haematological variables, however CMhm relative copy numbers were correlated with red blood cell (RBC) numbers and packed cell volume (PCV). Haemoplasma 16S rRNA gene sequences (> 1 Kb) were derived from co-infected cats using novel haemoplasma species-specific primers. This allowed 16S rRNA gene sequences to be obtained despite the high level of co-infection, which precluded the use of universal 16S rRNA gene primers. Within each species, the Mhf, CMhm and CMt sequences showed > 99.8%, > 98.5% and > 98.8% identity, respectively. The Mhf, CMhm and CMt sequences showed > 99.2%, > 98.4% and > 97.8% identity, respectively, with GenBank sequences. Phylogenetic analysis showed all Mhf sequences to reside in a single clade, whereas the CMhm and CMt sequences each grouped into three distinct subclades. These phylogeny findings suggest the existence of different CMhm and CMt strains.

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AnimalsBiodiversityBrazilCat DiseasesCatsMycoplasmaMycoplasma InfectionsPhylogenyPrevalenceRNA, Ribosomal, 16SRNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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