Prevalence and Risk Factor Analysis of Bovine Hemoplasma Infection by Direct PCR in Eastern Hokkaido, Japan
Prevalence and Risk Factor Analysis of Bovine Hemoplasma Infection by Direct PCR in Eastern Hokkaido, Japan
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DOI:
10.1292/jvms.12-0118
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发表时间:
2012-09-01
影响因子:
1.2
通讯作者:
Inokuma, Hisashi
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作者:
Tagawa, Michihito;Ybanez, Adrian P.;Inokuma, Hisashi
The prevalence and risk factors of 2 bovine hemoplasma species-Mycoplasma wenyonii (Mw) and "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemobos" (CMh)-were examined by direct PCR using whole blood samples collected from 343 cattle in Eastern Hokkaido, Japan. The sensitivity of the direct PCR assay was 10-fold higher than the standard PCR assay, detecting 5 copies of bovine hemoplasma DNA per reaction. An epidemiological survey of sampling location, living conditions, age and bovine leukemia virus antibody was performed to assess infection risk factors. The prevalence rates were 38.5% for Mw and 39.1% for CMh, respectively, with an overall prevalence rate of 64.7% for all bovine hemoplasma infections. Significant differences were found in sampling location, living, conditions and age. Compared with pastured cattle, farmed cattle were significantly more susceptible to infection with total hemoplasma species (P