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25 July 2022 Multilocus Sequence Typing of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae Detected in Dall's Sheep (Ovis dalli dalli) and Caribou (Rangifer tarandus grantii) in Alaska, USA
Camilla L. Lieske, Robert Gerlach, Marla Francis, Kimberlee B. Beckmen
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Abstract

In 2018, Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae was detected in free-ranging caribou (Rangifer tarandus grantii) and Dall's sheep (Ovis dalli dalli) in Alaska, US. Evaluation of additional nasal swabs and archived tissues for M. ovipneumoniae suggested that this bacterium was widespread geographically and temporally in populations of both species. Multilocus sequence typing of four loci identified a single, novel, apparently stable strain type of M. ovipneumoniae in 11 Dall's sheep and 15 caribou in multiple populations across Alaska sampled over a period of 15 yr (2004–19). This strain type differs from those detected to date from wild or domestic sheep (Ovis aries) or goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) tested in Alaska or the lower 48 states. Although the population health implications of this strain are unknown, it has not been associated with population-wide mortality events. The presence of this strain does not decrease the potential risk from the introduction of a pathogenic M. ovipneumoniae strain associated with severe disease in other wildlife populations; therefore, continued monitoring for signs of disease and additional strains is important.

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Camilla L. Lieske, Robert Gerlach, Marla Francis, and Kimberlee B. Beckmen "Multilocus Sequence Typing of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae Detected in Dall's Sheep (Ovis dalli dalli) and Caribou (Rangifer tarandus grantii) in Alaska, USA," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 58(3), 625-630, (25 July 2022). https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-21-00098
Received: 7 June 2021; Accepted: 25 January 2022; Published: 25 July 2022
KEYWORDS
caribou
Dall's sheep
Multilocus sequencing
Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae
Ovis dalli dalli
Rangifer
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