Diversity of Babesia bovis merozoite surface antigen genes in the Philippines.
Diversity of Babesia bovis merozoite surface antigen genes in the Philippines.
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菲律宾牛巴贝斯虫裂殖子表面抗原基因的多样性。
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2013.09.003
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2014
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Yokoyama N.
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Tattiyapong M;Sivakumar T;Ybanez AP;Ybanez RH;Perez ZO;Guswanto A;Igarashi I;Yokoyama N.
Babesia bovis is the causative agent of fatal babesiosis in cattle. In the present study, we investigated the genetic diversity ofB. bovisamong Philippine cattle, based on the genes that encode merozoite surface antigens (MSAs). Forty-oneB. bovis-positive blood DNA samples from cattle were used to amplify themsa-1,msa-2b, andmsa-2cgenes. In phylogenetic analyses, themsa-1,msa-2b, andmsa-2cgene sequences generated from PhilippineB. bovis-positive DNA samples were found in six, three, and four different clades, respectively. All of themsa-1and most of themsa-2bsequences were found in clades that were formed only by Philippinemsasequences in the respective phylograms. While all themsa-1sequences from the Philippines showed similarity to those formed by Australianmsa-1sequences, themsa-2bsequences showed similarity to either Australian or Mexicanmsa-2bsequences. In contrast,msa-2csequences from the Philippines were distributed across all the clades of the phylogram, although one clade was formed exclusively by Philippinemsa-2csequences. Similarities among the deduced amino acid sequences of MSA-1, MSA-2b, and MSA-2c from the Philippines were 62.2–100, 73.1–100, and 67.3–100%, respectively. The present findings demonstrate thatB. bovispopulations are genetically diverse in the Philippines. This information will provide a good foundation for the future design and implementation of improved immunological preventive methodologies against bovine babesiosis in the Philippines. The study has also generated a set of data that will be useful for futher understanding of the global genetic diversity of this important parasite.