The First Report of Hepatozoon Species Infection in Leopard Cats (Prionailurus bengalensis) in Korea
The First Report of Hepatozoon Species Infection in Leopard Cats (Prionailurus bengalensis) in Korea
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DOI：
10.1645/ge-2270.1
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发表时间：
2010-04-01
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
Yanai, Tokuma
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作者：
Kubo, Masahito;Jeong, Aram;Yanai, Tokuma
用光镜和聚合酶链式反应检测了韩国豹猫(Prionailurus Bengalens)心脏标本中的4种肝孢子虫感染。显微镜下，在位于肌细胞之间的不明宿主细胞的寄生空泡内观察到肝精子种的裂殖体。裂殖体大小约为31+/-4×19+/-3微米；3个成熟裂殖体含有约24、25和35个裂殖子。在18S rRNA基因部分序列分析中，感染朝鲜豹猫的肝精子种与猫肝虫的巴西分离株(99.2-99.8%)和西班牙分离株(97.0-98.2%)有密切的亲缘关系。
Hepatozoon species infections were detected in 4 of 5 heart samples from leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis) in Korea examined by light microscopy and PCR. Microscopically, the schizonts of the Hepatozoon species were observed within the parasitophorous vacuoles of unidentified host cells that were located between myocytes. The schizonts were approximately 31 +/- 4 x 19 +/- 3 mu m in size; 3 mature schizonts contained approximately 24, 25, and 35 merozoites. In analyses of the partial 18S rRNA gene sequence, the Hepatozoon species infecting the Korean leopard cats was closely related to Brazilian (99.2-99.8% identical) and Spanish (97.0-98.2% identical) isolates of Hepatozoon felis.