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Molecular Identification of Mycoplasma agassizii in Confiscated Tortoises in Madagascar
Kathleen Apakupakul1, Ainoa Nieto-Claudin1, Tsanta F Rakotonanahary2,3
1Saint Louis Zoo Institute for Conservation Medicine, 1 Government Dr., Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
|October 22, 2024
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.

