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J Wildl Dis 2024 Oct 22; doi: 10.7589/JWD-D-24-00040.
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Molecular Identification of Mycoplasma agassizii in Confiscated Tortoises in Madagascar.

Apakupakul K , Nieto-Claudin A , Rakotonanahary TF , Catenacci LS , Rasambainarivo F , Randrianarisoa S , Sacristán C , Madueño E , Raphael BL , Deem SL .


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.

PubMed ID: 39434422
Article link: J Wildl Dis