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31 January 2025 Molecular Identification of Mycoplasma agassizii in Confiscated
Kathleen Apakupakul, Ainoa Nieto-Claudin, Tsanta F. Rakotonanahary, Lilian S. Catenacci, Fidisoa Rasambainarivo, Santatriniaina Randrianarisoa, Carlos Sacristán, Encarnación Madueño, Bonnie L. Raphael, Sharon L. Deem
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Abstract

Mycoplasmosis is of concern for chelonian conservation. We detected a Mycoplasma sp. in confiscated radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata) and spider tortoises (Pyxis arachnoides). Sequence analysis of the 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer region was consistent with Mycoplasma agassizii. Mycoplasma spp. have not been previously reported in native tortoises in Madagascar.

Kathleen Apakupakul, Ainoa Nieto-Claudin, Tsanta F. Rakotonanahary, Lilian S. Catenacci, Fidisoa Rasambainarivo, Santatriniaina Randrianarisoa, Carlos Sacristán, Encarnación Madueño, Bonnie L. Raphael, and Sharon L. Deem "Molecular Identification of Mycoplasma agassizii in Confiscated," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 61(1), 258-261, (31 January 2025). https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-24-00040
Received: 5 March 2024; Accepted: 8 August 2024; Published: 31 January 2025
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