Isolation of mycoplasmas from house musk shrews (Suncus murinus) |
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| Authors: | M Ito K Yamamoto H Kotani K Koshimizu |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Animal Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | Mycoplasmas were isolated from various sites of experimental and wild house musk shrews (Suncus murinus). The oral cavity was the most prominent site to harbor mycoplasmas (15/18; 83%), followed by the nasal cavity (9/18; 50%). All of the isolated strains required serum for their growth and all fermented glucose. They were found to be serologically homogeneous by growth inhibition test but did not cross-react with several type strains of mycoplasma or reference strains of murine, feline, canine, porcine, bovine and equine origins. |
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