Mycoplasma haemocanis (formerly Haemobartonella canis) is a species of bacteria in the genus Mycoplasma. It rarely causes anemia in dogs with normal spleens and normal immune systems. Clinical anemia can develop when a carrier dog is splenectomized,[1] or when a splenectomized dog is transfused with blood from a carrier donor. It affects many species of canids like dogs and foxes.

Mycoplasma haemocanis
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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Mycoplasmatota
Class: Mollicutes
Order: Mycoplasmatales
Family: Mycoplasmataceae
Genus: Mycoplasma
Species:
M. haemocanis
Binomial name
Mycoplasma haemocanis
Messick et al., 2002

References

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  1. ^ do Nascimento, Naíla C.; Santos, Andrea P.; Guimaraes, Ana M.S.; SanMiguel, Phillip J.; Messick, Joanne B. (September 2012). "Mycoplasma haemocanis – the canine hemoplasma and its feline counterpart in the genomic era". Veterinary Research. 43: Article 66. doi:10.1186/1297-9716-43-66. PMC 3496576. PMID 23020168.