| mycoplasma haemolamae infection in a 4-day-old cria: support for in utero transmission by use of a polymerase chain reaction assay. | blood smear examination in a 4-day-old alpaca revealed massive erythrocyte parasitism by mycoplasma haemolamae. blood collected from both the nonparasitemic dam and the cria were positive for m. haemolamae by polymerase chain reaction (pcr) analysis. these findings suggest in utero transmission of m. haemolamae in camelids, even when the dam is not parasitemic. | 2006 | 16604978 |
| identification of a haemomycoplasma species in anemic reindeer (rangifer tarandus). | during an 18-mo period (may 2002-november 2003), 10 animals in a herd of 19 reindeer (rangifer tarandus) at the national animal disease center (nadc) experienced episodes of anemia. affected animals had histories of weight loss, unthriftiness, occasionally edema of dependent parts and moderate anemia characterized by microcytosis or macrocytosis, hypochromasia, schistocytosis, keratocytosis, acanthocytosis, and dacryocytosis. numerous basophilic punctate to ring-shaped bodies, measuring less tha ... | 2006 | 16870847 |
| concurrent infection with anaplasma phagocytophilum and mycoplasma haemolamae in a young alpaca. | | 2009 | 19192148 |
| use of a polymerase chain reaction assay to study response to oxytetracycline treatment in experimental candidatus mycoplasma haemolamae infection in alpacas. | to develop a pcr assay for candidatus mycoplasma haemolamae (cmhl) infection in alpacas and use it to study the efficacy of oxytetracycline treatment and development of a subclinical carrier state. | 2009 | 19719425 |
| prevalence of mycoplasma haemolamae infection in peruvian and chilean llamas and alpacas. | mycoplasma haemolamae is a hemotropic mycoplasma that affects red blood cells of llamas (lama glama) and alpacas (lama pacos). it is variably associated with anemia, and most infections are subclinical. development of a polymerase chain reaction assay has facilitated detection of this infection in llamas and alpacas in the united states and other countries. whether the infection occurs in camelids in south america has previously been unknown. the current study documents a 15.8% infection rate am ... | 2010 | 20807939 |
| novel hemotrophic mycoplasma identified in naturally infected california sea lions (zalophus californianus). | the hemoplasmas are the trivial name for a group of erythrocyte-parasitizing, non-cultivable in vitro bacteria of the genus mycoplasma that have been described in several mammalian hosts worldwide. this study is the first report of hemoplasmas in marine mammals. edta anticoagulated whole blood samples from 137 california sea lions (zalophus californianus) and 20 northern elephant seals (mirounga angustirostris) admitted to the marine mammal center (sausalito, ca; www.marinemammalcenter.org) or l ... | 2010 | 21111543 |
| [first detection of "candidatus mycoplasma haemolamae" in south american camelids of switzerland and evaluation of prevalence]. | haemotrophic mycoplasmas (also known as haemoplasmas), small bacterias which parasite the surface of erythrocytes, have been described in several species. recently, molecular methods were developed for the diagnosis of haemoplasma infection. the presented study describes the first detection and the investigation of prevalence of "candidatus mycoplasma haemolamae" in south american camelids in switzerland. a random sample of the latter population was tested for haemoplasma infections using real-t ... | 2010 | 21141277 |
| investigation of mycoplasma haemolamae infection in crias born to infected dams. | | 2011 | 21498269 |
| gastrointestinal and blood parasite determination in the guanaco (lama guanicoe) under semi-captivity conditions. | the breeding of wild animals for commercial purposes is becoming more frequent nowadays. this situation has led to an increase in contact rates between wild and domestic animals, with subsequent reciprocal transmission of parasites. in this study, we characterized the gastrointestinal and blood parasites of a group of 15 semi-captive guanacos (lama guanicoe). we characterized gastrointestinal parasites by analyzing fecal samples through the sedimentation-flotation technique and hemoparasites by ... | 2011 | 21643663 |
| prevalence of candidatus mycoplasma haemolamae, bovine viral diarrhoea virus, and gastrointestinal parasitism in a sample of adult new zealand alpaca (vicugna pacos). | aim to determine the prevalence of infection with candidatus mycoplasma haemolamae (mhl), antibodies to bovine viral diarrhoea virus (bvdv), and bvdv antigen, and the prevalence of animals with elevated faecal nematode egg counts (fec) in a sample of adult new zealand alpaca (vicugna pacos). methods blood samples were obtained from 175 alpaca, collected from 15 farms around new zealand, and from 31 samples sent to a diagnostic laboratory for routine haematology. blood smears (n=170) were examine ... | 2017 | 28826356 |
| [the occurrence of "candidatus mycoplasma haemolamae" infections in clinically asymptomatic south american camelids in austria]. | reports of cmhl infections in south american camelids in europe are only available from the united kingdom and switzerland. knowing that cmhl infections can lead to severe disease resulting in death if combined with other diseases or stress, it was the aim of this study to assess prevalence data from camelids in austria. in comparison to the previous studies a representative number of camelids was investigated nationwide. data were assessed due to differences in geographical region, age, sex, sp ... | 2016 | 27529994 |
| genome sequence of "candidatus mycoplasma haemolamae" strain purdue, a red blood cell pathogen of alpacas (vicugna pacos) and llamas (lama glama). | we report the complete genome sequence of "candidatus mycoplasma haemolamae," an endemic red-cell pathogen of camelids. the single, circular chromosome has 756,845 bp, a 39.3% g+c content, and 925 coding sequences (cdss). a great proportion (49.1%) of these cdss are organized into paralogous gene families, which can now be further explored with regard to antigenic variation. | 2012 | 23105057 |
| first detection of 'candidatus mycoplasma haemolamae' infection in alpacas in england. | this is the first report of detection of candidatus mycoplasma haemolamae in alpacas in england. the primary case occurred in a three year-old male alpaca in the south-east of england which presented with a history of progressive weight loss, lethargy, swelling of the scrotum and pale mucous membranes. blood smear examination revealed a moderate, regenerative anaemia, with numerous small basophilic coccoid structures consistent with candidatus m haemolamae. to confirm the presence of candidatus ... | 2012 | 22781345 |