The first report of Hepatozoon sp (Apicomplexa: Hepatozoidae) in neotropical felids from Brazil
The first report of Hepatozoon sp (Apicomplexa: Hepatozoidae) in neotropical felids from Brazil
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DOI：
10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.12.006
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发表时间：
2008-03-25
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
O'Dwyer, Lucia Helena
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作者：
Metzger, Betina;Paduan, Karina dos Santos;O'Dwyer, Lucia Helena
为了调查巴西新热带区猫科动物中肝体虫感染的发生率，从巴西东北部地区的29只非家养猫科动物（包括豹猫（Leopardus pardalis）、小斑点猫（Leopardus tigrinus）、马盖（Leopardus wiedii）和美洲虎（Puma yagouaroundi））的颈静脉或头静脉采集血液。通过光学显微镜和分子生物学技术证实了肝虫感染。结果显示5只自然感染的猫科动物。进一步分析了这些猫科动物肝体虫18SrRNA基因的部分序列。序列显示，发现的分离株与西班牙家猫的肝虫属密切相关。首次从分子水平上鉴定并鉴定了新热带区猫科动物中的肝体动物。这也是第一次在一只小斑点猫身上发现肝虫感染的报道。（C）2007 Elsevier B.V.版权所有。
In order to investigate the occurrence of Hepatozoon infection in Neotropical felids from Brazil, blood from the jugular or cephalic vein was taken from 29 non-domestic felids including ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), little spotted cat (Leopardus tigrinus), margay (Leopardus wiedii), and jaguarondi (Puma yagouaroundi) from the Northeast region of Brazil. Hepatozoon infection was confirmed by light microscopy and molecular techniques. The results showed five naturally infected felids. Partial sequences of the 18S rRNA gene of the Hepatozoon sp. from these felids were further analyzed. Sequences revealed that the isolates found are closely related to Hepatozoon sp. from domestic cats in Spain. Hepatozoon species from Neotropical felids were identified molecularly and characterized for the first time. This is also the first report of Hepatozoon infection in a little spotted cat. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.