Mycoplasma haemocanis
| Mycoplasma haemocanis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Mycoplasmatota |
| Class: | Mollicutes |
| Order: | Mycoplasmatales |
| Family: | Mycoplasmataceae |
| Genus: | Mycoplasma |
| Species: | M. haemocanis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycoplasma haemocanis Messick et al., 2002 | |
Mycoplasma haemocanis (formerly Haemobartonella canis) is a species of bacteria in the genus Mycoplasma. It rarely causes anemia in dogs with normal spleens and normal immune systems. Clinical anemia can develop when a carrier dog is splenectomized,[1] or when a splenectomized dog is transfused with blood from a carrier donor. It affects many species of canids like dogs and foxes.
References
- ^ do Nascimento, Naíla C.; Santos, Andrea P.; Guimaraes, Ana M.S.; SanMiguel, Phillip J.; Messick, Joanne B. (September 2012). "Mycoplasma haemocanis – the canine hemoplasma and its feline counterpart in the genomic era". Veterinary Research. 43: Article 66. doi:10.1186/1297-9716-43-66. PMC 3496576. PMID 23020168.