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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2026

Absence of Host-Specific Hemotropic Mycoplasmas in Horses and Donkeys from Croatia: First Systematic Survey in Southeastern Europe.

Nika Konstantinović, Jelena Gotić, Mirjana Baban, Goran Csik, Ema Listeš, Ema Gagović, Daria Jurković Žilić, Ivan Arežina, Gordan Šubara, Franka Emilija Čulina and 5 more

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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15 authors.

Nika KonstantinovićFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Jelena GotićFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Mirjana BabanFaculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, J.J. Strossmayer University, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia.ORCID 0009-0008-8128-985X
Goran CsikVeterinary Clinic Equivet d.o.o., 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Ema ListešLinkomed Veterina d.o.o., 21 230 Sinj, Croatia.
Ema GagovićCroatian Veterinary Institute, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0009-0007-6122-5958
Daria Jurković ŽilićCroatian Veterinary Institute, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-3504-5271
Ivan ArežinaVeterinary Clinic Gospić, 53 000 Gospić, Croatia.
Gordan ŠubaraAgency for Rural Development of Istria (AZRRI), 52 000 Pazin, Croatia.
Franka Emilija ČulinaFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Nika DelićFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Dora VišalFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Zlatko ZvonarMiagro Veterina d.o.o., 31500 Lipine, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Relja BeckCroatian Veterinary Institute, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Antun KostelićFaculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.

Funding

Croatian Science Foundation (CSF). Project IP-2022-10-7842 "Apicomplexan and bacterial tick-borne pathogens in domestic ruminants, horses and haematophagous vectors"
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hemotropic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas) are uncultivable, cell wall-less bacteria that parasitizeon the surface of red blood cells of mammals, potentially causing anemia and other systemic signs. While widely distributed among domestic and wild animals, their occurrence in equids remains poorly understood, and no species has been identified as host-specific to horses or donkeys. This study presents the first systematic survey of hemoplasmas in equids from southeastern Europe and only the second molecularly confirmed case in horses in Europe. A total of 843 equids (817 horses and 26 donkeys) from different regions of Croatia, representing various ages, uses, and husbandry systems, were screened for hemoplasmas by PCR targeting the 16S rRNA gene. Only one horse tested positive, identified as

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CroatiadonkeyshorsesmolecularMycoplasma wenyoniiprevalence

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PMCPMC12837906

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