Volume 28, Number 12—December 2022
Research Letter
Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. in Aquatic Mammals, Amazon Basin, Brazil
Aricia Duarte-Benvenuto
, Carlos Sacristán, Ana Carolina Ewbank, Irene Sacristán, Roberta Zamana-Ramblas, Waleska Gravena, Daniela M.D. Mello, Vera M. Ferreira da Silva, Miriam Marmontel, Vitor L. Carvalho, Juliana Marigo, and José L. Catão-Dias
, Carlos Sacristán, Ana Carolina Ewbank, Irene Sacristán, Roberta Zamana-Ramblas, Waleska Gravena, Daniela M.D. Mello, Vera M. Ferreira da Silva, Miriam Marmontel, Vitor L. Carvalho, Juliana Marigo, and José L. Catão-Dias
Table
Epidemiologic and molecular data of Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. in aquatic mammals, Amazon Basin, Brazil*
| Sample no. | Species | Age class/sex | Capture date | River | Hemoplasma detection | GenBank accession no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inia geoffrensis | Adult/F | 2017 Oct 6 | Tapajós | Y | ON711292 |
| 2 | I. geoffrensis | Calf/M | 2017 Oct 6 | Tapajós | N | NA |
| 3 | I. geoffrensis | Adult/M | 2017 Oct 7 | Tapajós | N | NA |
| 4 | I. geoffrensis | Juvenile/M | 2017 Oct 8 | Tapajós | N | NA |
| 5 | I. geoffrensis | Juvenile/F | 2017 Oct 10 | Tapajós | Y | ON721292 |
| 6 | I. geoffrensis | Adult/M | 2017 Oct 10 | Tapajós | Y | ON721292 |
| 7 | I. geoffrensis | Adult/M | 2017 Oct 10 | Tapajós | Y | ON721292 |
| 8 | I. geoffrensis | Adult/M | 2017 Oct 11 | Tapajós | Y | ON721300 |
| 9 | I. geoffrensis | Adult/M | 2017 Oct 11 | Tapajós | Y | ON721302 |
| 10 | I. boliviensis | Adult/M | 2015 Feb 6 | Guaporé | Y | ON721303 |
| 11 | I. boliviensis | Calf/M | 2015 Sept 22 | Guaporé | Y | ON721296 |
| 12 | I. boliviensis | Adult/M | 2015 Sept 22 | Guaporé | N | NA |
| 13 | I. boliviensis | Adult/F | 2015 Sept 22 | Guaporé | Y | ON721301 |
| 14 | I. boliviensis | Juvenile/F | 2015 Sept 22 | Guaporé | N | NA |
| 15 | I. boliviensis | Juvenile/M | 2015 Sept 22 | Guaporé | N | NA |
| 16 | I. boliviensis | Adult/F | 2015 Sept 23 | Guaporé | N | NA |
| 17 | I. boliviensis | Calf/M | 2015 Sept 23 | Guaporé | N | NA |
| 18 | I. boliviensis | Adult/F | 2015 Sept 23 | Guaporé | Y | ON721296 |
| 19 | I. boliviensis | Adult/M | 2015 Sept 23 | Guaporé | Y | ON721301 |
| 20 | I. boliviensis | Adult/M | 2015 Sept 24 | Guaporé | Y | ON721297 |
| 21 | I. boliviensis | Juvenile/M | 2015 Sept 24 | Guaporé | N | NA |
| 22 | I. boliviensis | Juvenile/M | 2015 Sept 25 | Guaporé | N | NA |
| 23 | I. boliviensis | Adult/M | 2015 Sept 26 | Guaporé | Y | ON121301 |
| 24 | I. boliviensis | Adult/F | 2015 Sept 27 | Guaporé | Y | ON721296 |
| 25 | I. boliviensis | Adult/M | 2015 Sept 27 | Guaporé | Y | ON121301 |
| 26 | I. boliviensis | Adult/M | 2015 Sept 27 | Guaporé | Y | ON711298 |
| 27 | I. boliviensis | Adult/M | 2015 Sept 27 | Guaporé | Y | ON721297 |
| 28 | I. geoffrensis | Calf/M | 2015 | Negro | N | NA |
| 29 | I. geoffrensis | Adult/F | 2020 Dec 2 | Balbina | Y | ON721299 |
| 30 | I. geoffrensis | Calf/F | 2020 Dec 2 | Balbina | N | NA |
| 31 | I. geoffrensis | Juvenile/M | 2020 Dec 2 | Balbina | N | NA |
| 32 | I. geoffrensis | Adult/M | 2020 Dec 2 | Balbina | Y | ON721299 |
| 33 | I. geoffrensis | Adult/M | 2020 Dec 2 | Balbina | N | NA |
| 34 | I. geoffrensis | Juvenile/M | 2020 Dec 3 | Balbina | Y | ON721299 |
| 35 | I. geoffrensis | Adult/M | 2020 Dec 3 | Balbina | N | NA |
| 36 | I. geoffrensis | Juvenile/M | 2020 Dec 3 | Balbina | Y | ON721299 |
| 37 | I. geoffrensis | Juvenile/M | 2020 Dec 4 | Balbina | N | NA |
| 38 | I. geoffrensis | Juvenile/M | 2020 Dec 4 | Balbina | N | NA |
| 39 | I. geoffrensis | Juvenile/F | 2020 Dec 4 | Balbina | Y | ON721299 |
| 40 | I. geoffrensis | Juvenile/M | 2020 Dec 4 | Balbina | Y | ON721299 |
| 41 | I. geoffrensis | Adult/M | 2020 Dec 4 | Balbina | Y | ON721299 |
| 42 | I. geoffrensis | Juvenile/M | 2020 Dec 4 | Balbina | Y | ON721295 |
| 43 | I. geoffrensis | Juvenile/M | 2020 Dec 5 | Balbina | Y | ON721299 |
| 44 | I. geoffrensis | Juvenile/M | 2020 Dec 5 | Balbina | Y | ON721299 |
| 45 | I. geoffrensis | Adult/M | 2020 Dec 5 | Balbina | Y | ON721293 |
| 46 | I. geoffrensis | Juvenile/M | 2020 Dec 5 | Balbina | Y | ON721293 |
| 47 | I. geoffrensis | Juvenile/M | 2020 Dec 5 | Balbina | Y | ON721299 |
| 48 | I. geoffrensis | Juvenile/M | 2020 Dec 5 | Balbina | Y | ON721299 |
| 49 | I. geoffrensis | Adult/M | 2020 Dec 6 | Balbina | Y | ON721294 |
| 50 | I. geoffrensis | Juvenile/M | 2020 Dec 6 | Balbina | N | NA |
*Amazon river dolphins (I. geoffrensis) and Bolivian river dolphins (I. boliviensis) were live captured in scientific expeditions in Guaporé, Tapajós, and Negro rivers, and at the Balbina hydroelectric dam. NA, not applicable.
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