KÜRŞAT ALTAY, MEHMET FATİH AYDIN, Ayperi AYTMIRZAKIZI, Zarima JUMAKANOVA, Aidai ZHUNUSHOVA, Nazir DUMANLI

First Molecular Evidence for Mycoplasma haemocanis and Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum in Asymptomatic Shelter Dogs in Kyrgyzstan

Mycoplasma haemocanis (Mhc) and Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum (CMhp) have been investigated using species specific PCR and sequencing in 170 dogs from Kyrgyzstan. Maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) of the infection rates with 95% confidence intervals (CI) was calculated. The molecular prevalence of hemoplasma infection was 5.29% (CI 2.57-9.34). It was found that, five (2.94%, CI 1.06-6.22) samples were found to be infected with Mhc, one (0.59%, CI 0.03-2.57) sample with CMhp and three (1.76%, CI 0.44-4.52) samples with both species. These results demonstrate that dogs can be exposed to each haemoplasma species and provide first molecular evidence for these species in Kyrgyzstan

Kırgızistan’da Asemptomatik Barınak Köpeklerinde Mycoplasma haemocanis ve Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum İçin İlk Moleküler Kanıt

Kırgızistan’dan 170 köpekde tür spesifik PZR ve sekanslama ile Mycoplasma haemocanis (Mhc) ve Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum (CMhp) araştırılmıştır. Enfeksiyon oranlarının en büyük olabilirlik tahmini (MLE) %95 güven aralığında (CI) hesaplandı. Hemoplasma enfeksiyonunun moleküler prevalansı %5.29 idi (CI 2.57-9.34). Beş (%2.94, CI 1.06-6.22) numunenin Mhc ile, bir (%0.59, CI 0.03-2.57) numunenin CMhp ile ve üç (%1.76, CI 0.44-4.52) numunenin de her iki tür ile enfekte olduğu bulundu. Bu sonuçlar, Kırgızistan’daki köpeklerin hemoplasma türlerinin her biri ile maruz kalabileceğini göstermekte ve bu türler için Kırgızistan’daki ilk moleküler kanıtı sağlamaktadır.

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