Mycoplasma spp. in captive snakes (Boa constrictor and Bothrops atrox) from Brazil
| Autor: | Barbara Souza Neil Magalhães, Leandro dos Santos Machado, Arthur de Almeida Figueira, Thomas Salles Dias, Thiago de Almeida Feijó, Maria Lucia Barreto, Giulia de Almeida Tuffanelli, Nathalie Costa da Cunha, Elmiro Rosendo do Nascimento, Virginia Léo de Almeida Pereira, Nádia Regina Pereira Almosny |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Ciência Rural, Vol 51, Iss 1 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-4596 0103-8478 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/0103-8478cr20200583 |
| Popis: | ABSTRACT: Although rare, mycoplasmas are included among the causes of respiratory diseases in reptiles and, in the order Squamata, three reports of these microorganisms causing diseases in pythons have already been reported. This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of Mycoplasma species in captive snakes. A total of 26 snakes of the families Pythonidae (13), Boidae (7), Viperidae (5) and Colubridae (1) from RioZoo, Brazil, were evaluated. Animals were examined to determine clinical signs consistent with any infectious disease. Tracheal swab samples from snakes were collected in Frey medium and analyzed for the presence of Mycoplasma spp.by isolation and a genus-specific PCR. DNA sequencing analyses of six positive samples by PCR were carried out to identify the species. Using isolation 19.23% (5/26) was positive, while 65.38% (17/26) of the animals were positive by PCR. Based on the analyses of the six sequences obtained, there was similarity with a Mycoplasma spp. previously described in a phyton and, M. agassizii and M. testudineum reported in chelonians. This is the first report of Mycoplasma spp. in animals of the families Boidae and Viperidae. Mycoplasma spp. were detected in snakes with and without clinical signs. The mycoplasmas reported resented identity (range, 95% to 100%) to others already described in reptiles. There was no relationship between the presence of Mycoplasma spp. and clinical signs. |
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