Prevalence of hemotropic mycoplasmas in healthy and unhealthy cats and dogs in Spain.

The article discusses research on the detection of hemotropic mycoplasms in dogs and cats in Spain. It references a study by Susan E. Shaw and colleagues, published in the 2010 issue of the "Journal of the Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation." The researchers used quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays in the examination of mycoplasms in unhealthy as well as healthy animals. They found that some factors which affect the status of mycoplasms include the age, sex as well as the presence of anemia in animals.