Molecular characterization of Hepatozoon species in a Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) from Thailand.
Molecular characterization of Hepatozoon species in a Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) from Thailand.
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泰国豹猫（Prionailurus bengalensis）肝动物物种的分子特征。
DOI：
10.1111/j.1939-165x.2010.00216.x
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发表时间：
2010
影响因子：
1.2
通讯作者：
D. Tongthainun
中科院分区：
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作者：
C. Salakij;T. Sirinarumitr;D. Tongthainun
光镜下观察了野生猎豹雄性中性粒细胞中的肝虫体。就诊时及6个月后全血细胞计数无显著差异。FIV和FeLV血清学检测均为阴性。猫肝虫18S rRNA基因的部分序列表明，与所有被检物种相比，该原生动物与水蟒（Stegonotus cucullatus）的肝虫关系最密切（序列相似性为99.2%）。最后一次报告临床健康。虽然在泰国的另一种野生猫科动物中发现了肝虫，但这是第一次在豹猫中发现。肝虫在这些猫中的致病性仍不确定。
Hepatozoon gamonts were observed by light microscopy in neutrophils of a male, wild-caught Leopard Cat. Complete blood counts at presentation and 6 months later were unremarkable. Serologic tests were negative for both FIV and FeLV. A partial sequence of the 18S rRNA gene from the Hepatozoon found in the cat indicated that, compared with all species examined, the protozoan had the closest relationship (99.2% sequence similarity) with the Hepatozoon of the water python (Stegonotus cucullatus). The cat was clinically healthy at last report. Although Hepatozoon has been found in another wild cat in Thailand, this is the first report in a Leopard Cat. The pathogenicity of Hepatozoon in these cats remains uncertain.