Molecular detection of Mycoplasma suis in extensive pig production systems in the State of Maranhão, northeast Brazil

Abstract Mycoplasma suis is a bacterium that causes hemoplasmosis in pigs. This agent is capable of adhering to the surface of porcine erythrocytes, inducing structural changes on these cells. In Brazil, there are few reports about the disease, its causal agent, and the economic impact of this pathogen on pig production systems and farm sanitation. The present study aimed to investigate the occurrence of M. suis in extensive swine farms located in the counties of Itapecuru Mirim, Santa Rita and Rosario, State of Maranhão, northeast Brazil. For such purpose, 64 blood samples of pigs from these facilities were tested for M. suis using a 16S rRNA gene-based quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR); 82.3%, 65.2% and 25% of blood samples of swine from farms in the cities of Itapecuru Mirim, Santa Rita and Rosario were positive for M. suis by qPCR, respectively. This study shows, for the first time, that M. suis circulates in pig populations from the state of Maranhão, Northeast Brazil.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Martins,Mickaellen Susanny dos Santos, Silva,Lucas Diniz, Miranda,Leandro Macêdo, Lima,Cristian Alex Aquino, Amaral,Renan Bressianini do, Machado,Rosangela Zacarias, André,Marcos Rogério, Braga,Maria do Socorro Costa Oliveira, Rosário,Carla Janaina Rebouças Marques do, Melo,Ferdinan Almeida, Pereira,José Gomes
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária 2019
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612019000200306
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