Etlik Veteriner Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi
Yazarlar: Ufuk EROL, Kürşat ALTAY, Ahmet Duran ATAŞ, Ömer Faruk ŞAHİN, Osman Furkan URHAN
Konular:Veteriner Hekimlik
DOI:10.35864/evmd.903166
Anahtar Kelimeler:Canine hemoplasmas,Dog,PCR,Sivas,Turkey
Özet: Canine hemoplasmas are tick-borne bacterial pathogens having worldwide distribution. There are two hemoplasmas species that cause disease in dogs. These are Mycoplasma haemocanis and Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of canine hemoplasmas among apparently healthy 194 owned-dogs in Sivas Province using species-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR). According to our results, the overall prevalence of canine hemoplasmas was 14.94% (29/194). The molecular prevalence of M. haemocanis and Ca. M. haematoparvum was detected as 8.24% (16/194) and 10.50% (21/194) respectively while the prevalence of co-infections was 4.12% (8/194). In this study, Ca. M. haematoparvum which can infect humans was found more prevalent than M. haemocanis. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first molecular study on the determination of canine hemoplasmas in Sivas province in Turkey.