Molecular Evidence for Hemotropic Mycoplasma Infection in a Japanese Badger (Meles meles anakuma) and a Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus )

We report detection of hemo- plasma in wild Japanese badgers (Meles meles anakuma) and raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus). Sequence analysis of the entire 16S rRNA genes identified Myco- plasma haemocanis in the raccoon dog sample, and a potential novel Mycoplasma species in the Japanese badger.