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| J B MessickSummaryAffiliation: University of Illinois Country: USA Publications
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'Candidatus mycoplasma haemodidelphidis' sp. nov., 'Candidatus mycoplasma haemolamae' sp. nov. and Mycoplasma haemocanis comb. nov., haemotrophic parasites from a naturally infected opossum (Didelphis virginiana), alpaca (Lama pacos) and dog (Canis familiJoanne B Messick
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, USA
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 52:693-8. 2002..nov., to provide some indication of the target cell and host species of these parasites, and to reflect their phylogenetic affiliation...- Hemotrophic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas): a review and new insights into pathogenic potentialJoanne B Messick
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, 61802, USA
Vet Clin Pathol 33:2-13. 2004..Despite an intense immune response and even with antibiotic treatment, infected animals probably remain chronic carriers after clinical signs have resolved... 
Development and evaluation of a PCR-based assay for detection of Haemobartonella felis in cats and differentiation of H. felis from related bacteria by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysisJ B Messick
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, The University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana, Urbana 61802, USA
J Clin Microbiol 36:462-6. 1998..felis from closely related bacteria was examined. This is the first report of the utility of PCR-facilitated diagnosis and discrimination of H. felis infection in cats...- Genome size of Eperythrozoon suis and hybridization with 16S rRNA geneJ B Messick
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign 61802, USA
Can J Microbiol 46:1082-6. 2000..The 16S rRNA gene was located on the 120-kb MluI fragment, 128-kb NruI fragment, 25-kb SacII fragment, and 217-kb SalI fragment by Southern blotting... - New perspectives about Hemotrophic mycoplasma (formerly, Haemobartonella and Eperythrozoon species) infections in dogs and catsJoanne B Messick
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1008 Hazelwood Drive, Urbana, IL 61807, USA
Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 33:1453-65. 2003..Treatment with doxycycline effectively controls acute infection in the cat and dog, and enrofloxacin may also be effective in the cat, but none of the antibiotics tested to date consistently clears the parasites... - Detection of Haemobartonella felis in cats with experimentally induced acute and chronic infections, using a polymerase chain reaction assayL M Berent
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana 61802, USA
Am J Vet Res 59:1215-20. 1998..To develop a test for detection of Haemobartonella felis, using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay... - Use of a polymerase chain reaction assay for detection of Haemobartonella canis in a dogJ J Brinson
Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana 61802, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 218:1943-5, 1936. 2001..The PCR assay used for detection of H felis may be useful for the detection of H canis in dogs prior to blood donation, splenectomy, or treatment with immunosuppressive drugs... - Development and evaluation of a polymerase chain reaction assay using the 16S rRNA gene for detection of Eperythrozoon suis infectionJ B Messick
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana, Urbana 61802, USA
J Vet Diagn Invest 11:229-36. 1999..suis based on the 16S rRNA gene. The PCR method developed will be useful in monitoring the progression and significance of E. suis in the disease process in the pig... - Specific in situ hybridization of Haemobartonella felis with a DNA probe and tyramide signal amplificationL M Berent
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA
Vet Pathol 37:47-53. 2000..felis-infected cat. This in situ hybridization study is the final step in fulfilling the molecular guidelines for disease causation and proves that H. felis, a mycoplasmal organism, is the causative agent of feline infectious anemia... - Inhibition of binding, entry, or intracellular proliferation of Ehrlichia risticii in P388D1 cells by anti-E. risticii serum, immunoglobulin G, or Fab fragmentJ B Messick
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210 1092
Infect Immun 62:3156-61. 1994..Following Fc-mediated entry of E. risticii, the antibody interfered with the metabolic activity of E. risticii cells, rendering them incapable of proliferation in P388D1 cells and resulting in the eventual destruction of the organisms... - Characterization of Ehrlichia risticii binding, internalization, and proliferation in host cells by flow cytometryJ B Messick
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, Ohio 43210 1092
Infect Immun 61:3803-10. 1993..Although E. risticii did not bind to the surface of equine PMN leukocytes at 4 degrees C, organisms were taken up by this cell at 37 degrees C. E. risticii, however, failed to survive in equine PMN leukocytes... - Co-infection with Mycoplasma haemofelis and 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum' in three cats from BrazilHelio A de Morais
Department of Medical Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 43210, USA
J Feline Med Surg 9:518-20. 2007..After diagnosis, two cats received blood transfusion and they were all treated with doxycycline. All three cats recovered uneventfully... - Molecular detection of "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum" in a lion (Panthera leo) from a Brazilian zoological gardenAna M S Guimaraes
Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 49:195-6. 2007..This detection suggests further studies in captive wild cats in Brazilian Zoological Gardens... - Babesia gibsoni genotype Asia in dogs from BrazilSilvia M Trapp
, Universidade do Norte do Paran, Arapongas, Paran, Brazil
Vet Parasitol 141:177-80. 2006..The sequence of the 18S rRNA yield a 460 base pair segment that had a 99% homology with the B. gibsoni genotype Asia 1. Our findings suggest that the small piroplasm that naturally infects dogs in Brazil is B. gibsoni genotype Asia... - Mycoplasma haemolamae infection in a 4-day-old cria: support for in utero transmission by use of a polymerase chain reaction assayFrederic S Almy
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
Can Vet J 47:229-33. 2006..haemolamae by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis. These findings suggest in utero transmission of M. haemolamae in camelids, even when the dam is not parasitemic... - Acute granulocytic ehrlichiosis in a rottweilerWendy G Arsenault
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61802, USA
J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 41:323-6. 2005..It is unknown if there was any association between the acute granulocytic ehrlichiosis and the pancreatitis. The dog recovered well following doxycycline therapy... - Mycoplasma haemocanis infection--a kennel disease?Gregor I Kemming
Institute for Surgical Research, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Germany
Comp Med 54:404-9. 2004..haemocanis was not a single observation in kennel-raised dogs. Prevalence may be higher than that in a pet dog population. The potential exists for these latent infections to adversely affect or confound research results... - Anemia associated with 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum' in a feline leukemia virus-negative cat with lymphomaLouis-Philippe de Lorimier
Departments of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61802-4714, USA
J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 40:423-7. 2004.... - Identification of Haemobartonella felis (Mycoplasma haemofelis) in captive nondomestic catsMonika Haefner
Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1008 W. Hazelwood Drive, Urbana, Illinois 61802, USA
J Zoo Wildl Med 34:139-43. 2003..onca). Some cats were sampled on two or three different dates. Two tigers were positive for H. felis by PCR analysis. As previously described in domestic cats, the parasitemia appears to be intermittent in nondomestic cats... - Prevalence and risk factors for hemoplasmas in domestic cats naturally infected with feline immunodeficiency virus and/or feline leukemia virus in Rio de Janeiro--BrazilDaniel B Macieira
Departamento de Parasitologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, BR 465, Km 7, Campus Universitario, Seropedica, RJ 23890 000, Brazil
J Feline Med Surg 10:120-9. 2008..59, P=0.001 and OR=18.25, P=0.001, respectively). Among pure-breed cats, FIV-positive status was associated with hemoplasma infection (OR 45.0, P=0.001)... - Physical map and genome sequencing survey of Mycoplasma haemofelis (Haemobartonella felis)Linda M Berent
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana 61802, USA
Infect Immun 71:3657-62. 2003..Random sequencing of this material revealed 75 genes that had not been previously reported for M. haemofelis or any other hemotrophic mycoplasma...