Two divergent hemoplasma lineages within the Mycoplasma wenyonii complex in dairy cattle from Thailand revealed by comparative analyses of partial 16S and 23S rRNA gene sequences
Dairy cattle are important livestock in Thailand and may be affected by infectious agents, including hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. (hemoplasmas), which may cause economic losses and reduced productivity. Two common bovine hemoplasma species, Mycoplasma wenyonii ( Mw ) and “ Candidatus Mycoplasma haematobov...