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ArticleBrazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]2026

Molecular detection of Mycoplasma spp. based on 16S rRNA and vspA genes in sheep milk and blood samples in Salmas, Iran.

Javid Taghinejad, Abdolghaffar Ownagh, Ahmad Enferadi

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Javid TaghinejadDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, West Azerbaijan, Urmia, Iran.
Abdolghaffar OwnaghDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, West Azerbaijan, Urmia, Iran. a.ownagh@urmia.ac.ir.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0119-2310
Ahmad EnferadiDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, West Azerbaijan, Urmia, Iran.

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Abstract

Mycoplasma spp infections in small livestock are recognized worldwide as a significant cause of economic loss and welfare concerns in the agricultural sector. The aim of the current study was to investigate of the Mycoplasma genus molecular detection using PCR. In this study, 120 milk samples and 50 blood samples were obtained from sheep in the villages of Salmas County and transported on ice to the Microbiology Laboratory of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University. DNA extraction was performed directly on the samples using a specific bacterial DNA extraction kit according to the manufacturer's instructions. The 16 S rRNA gene was used to confirm the Mycoplasma genus.Evaluation of the vspA virulence gene was performed on milk and blood samples. Molecular results revealed that out of 120 milk samples, 23 samples (19.16%) were positive for the 16 S rRNA gene, and No blood samples were positive for Mycoplasma spp. Among the positive samples, 15 samples (12.5%) tested positive for the vspA virulence gene. The incidence of mastitis caused by Mycoplasma agalactiae can be attributed to poor hygiene during milking and sanitary deficiencies in sheep housing, which are considered main causes in the spread of mastitis.

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Bacterial ProteinsMilkMycoplasmaMycoplasma InfectionsRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSheep DiseasesAnimalsDNA, BacterialFemaleIranMastitisPolymerase Chain ReactionSheepVirulence FactorsBacterial ProteinsDNA, BacterialRNA, Ribosomal, 16SVirulence FactorsBlood samplesMilk samplesMolecular methodMycoplasma agalactiaevspA virulence gene

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