Cytauxzoon felis and 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum' coinfection in a Brazilian domestic cat (Felis catus)

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Author	Maia, Leticia Mendes Pupio Cerqueira, Aloysio De Mello Figueiredo Macieira, Daniel De Barros Souza, Aline Moreira De Moreira, Namir Santos Silva, Adrianna Vieira Da Messick, Joanne Belle Ferreira, Renata Fernandes Almosny, Nadia Regina Pereira
Copyright Year	2013
Description	This article describes the first detection of Cytauxzoon felis, using molecular techniques, in a naturally infected domestic cat from Brazil, South America. Coinfection with 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum' was also found. The molecular identification of the piroplasmid species was performed by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and sequencing analysis. A 284 pb fragment of the gene encoding the 18S ribosomal RNA region was amplified and showed 99% identity with other C. felis strains from North America. In addition, PCR-RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism) analysis, which amplifies a 595 bp fragment of the gene encoding 16S ribosomal RNA of some bacterial species, identified the co-infecting species as 'Candidatus M. haemominutum'.
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Ending Page	291
Page Count	3
Starting Page	289
ISSN	0103846X
e-ISSN	19842961
DOI	10.1590/s1984-29612013000200049
Journal	Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Issue Number	2
Volume Number	22
Language	English
Publisher	FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
Publisher Date	2013-06-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária Polymerase Chain Reaction Candidatus Mycoplasma Mycoplasma Haemominutum
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Veterinary Parasitology