Transmission pathways and spillover of an erythrocytic bacterial pathogen from domestic cats to wild felids

Many pathogens infect multiple hosts, and spillover from domestic to wild species poses a significant risk of spread of diseases that threaten wildlife and humans. Documentation of cross‐species transmission, and unraveling the mechanisms that drive it, remains a challenge. Focusing on co‐occurring domestic and wild felids, we evaluate possible transmission mechanisms and evidence of spillover of “Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum ” ( CM hm ),...