Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Trypanosoma spp. detected from striped leaf-nosed bats (Hipposideros vittatus) in Zambia
Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Trypanosoma spp. detected from striped leaf-nosed bats (Hipposideros vittatus) in Zambia
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锥虫属的分子特征和系统发育分析。
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijppaw.2019.04.009
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2019
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Sawa
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Qiu Yongjin;Kajihara Masahiro;Harima Hayato;Hang'ombe Bernard Mudenda;Nakao Ryo;Hayashida Kyoko;Mori-Kajihara Akina;Changula Katendi;Eto Yoshiki;Ndebe Joseph;Yoshida Reiko;Takadate Yoshihiro;Mwizabi Daniel;Kawabata Hiroki;Simuunza Martin;Mweene Aaron;Sawa
Bat trypanosomes consist of more than 30 trypanosome species from over 70 species of bats. Recent studies suggest that bats play a role in disseminating trypanosomes from African continent to the terrestrial mammals both in the Afrotropic-Palearctic Ecozones and Nearctic Ecozone. However, the diversity, distribution, and evolution of bat trypanosomes are still unclear. To better understand their evolution, more genetic data of bat trypanosomes from a variety of locations are required. During a survey ofBorreliaspp. of bats inhabiting a cave in Zambia, we observed flagellate parasites from 5 of 43 hemocultures. Sequence and phylogenetic analyses of the glycosomal glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene (gGAPDH; 572 bp) and the 18S ribosomal RNA gene (18S rRNA gene; 1,079–1,091 bp) revealed that all wereTrypanosoma spp.belonged to theTrypanosoma cruziclade. Three and two of them exhibited the similarity withT. conorhiniandT. dionisii, respectively. The present study provides the first genetic data onTrypanosomaspp. of bats inhabiting Zambia.