Ramalho Ayodhya C, Guerra Ricardo R, Mongruel Anna C B, Vidotto Odilon, Lucena Ricardo B, Guerra Monalisa V S F, Vieira Thállitha S W J, Vieira Rafael F C
Department of Veterinary Sciences, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Areia, PB, 58397-000, Brazil.
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, 80035-050, Brazil.
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017 Apr;51:34-36. doi: 10.1016/j.cimid.2017.03.003. Epub 2017 Mar 28.
Three species of hemoplasmas are known to infect monkeys, 'Candidatus Mycoplasma kahanei', 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemomacaque' and 'Candidatus Mycoplasma aoti'. Marcgrave's capuchin monkey (Sapajus flavius) is a critically endangered neotropical primate species of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, and thus, sustained efforts are needed to protect the health and well-being of these animals. This study has aimed to screen 12 captive S. flavius from the State of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil, for hemoplasma infection. Packed cell volume (PCV) was measured and a pan-hemoplasma PCR protocol performed. A total of 8/12 (66.6%) monkeys were positive for the 16S rDNA gene of Mycoplasma sp., showing an identity of 99% to Mycoplasma sp. previously detected in Sapajus apella and Sapajus sp. monkeys from the Brazilian Amazon. Further studies should be conducted in order to elucidate whether this potentially novel Mycoplasma sp. is able to cause anemia in Sapajus sp. monkeys from Brazil.
已知有三种血支原体可感染猴子，即“卡氏猴支原体”、“卡氏猕猴支原体”和“卡氏奥蒂支原体”。马克格雷夫卷尾猴（Sapajus flavius）是巴西大西洋森林中极度濒危的新热带灵长类物种，因此，需要持续努力来保护这些动物的健康和福祉。本研究旨在对来自巴西东北部帕拉伊巴州的12只圈养的马克格雷夫卷尾猴进行血支原体感染筛查。测量了血细胞比容（PCV）并进行了全血支原体PCR检测。共有8/12（66.6%）的猴子支原体属16S rDNA基因呈阳性，与先前在巴西亚马逊地区的白喉卷尾猴和卷尾猴属猴子中检测到的支原体属有99%的同源性。应开展进一步研究，以阐明这种潜在的新型支原体是否能够导致巴西卷尾猴属猴子患贫血症。
