David J Harris, Dimitra Sergiadou, Ali Halajian, Lourens Swanepoel, Francois Roux
{"title":"分子筛选表明南非野生猫科动物中存在高流行率和混合性感染。","authors":"David J Harris, Dimitra Sergiadou, Ali Halajian, Lourens Swanepoel, Francois Roux","doi":"10.4102/jsava.v91i0.2055","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Genetic diversity within partial 18S rRNA sequences from Hepatozoon protozoan parasites from wild felines in South Africa was assessed and compared with data from domestic cats to assess patterns of host specificity. Lions, leopards, servals, a caracal and an African wildcat were all positive for parasites of the Hepatozoon felis-complex. However, haplotypes were not species-specific, and potential mixed infections were widespread. Additional genetic markers are needed to untangle the extremely complex situation of these parasites in both domestic cats and wild felines in South Africa.</p>","PeriodicalId":17467,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the South African Veterinary Association","volume":"91 0","pages":"e1-e5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9000,"publicationDate":"2020-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7736645/pdf/","citationCount":"3","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Molecular screening indicates high prevalence and mixed infections of Hepatozoon parasites in wild felines from South Africa.\",\"authors\":\"David J Harris, Dimitra Sergiadou, Ali Halajian, Lourens Swanepoel, Francois Roux\",\"doi\":\"10.4102/jsava.v91i0.2055\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<p><p>Genetic diversity within partial 18S rRNA sequences from Hepatozoon protozoan parasites from wild felines in South Africa was assessed and compared with data from domestic cats to assess patterns of host specificity. Lions, leopards, servals, a caracal and an African wildcat were all positive for parasites of the Hepatozoon felis-complex. However, haplotypes were not species-specific, and potential mixed infections were widespread. Additional genetic markers are needed to untangle the extremely complex situation of these parasites in both domestic cats and wild felines in South Africa.</p>\",\"PeriodicalId\":17467,\"journal\":{\"name\":\"Journal of the South African Veterinary Association\",\"volume\":\"91 0\",\"pages\":\"e1-e5\"},\"PeriodicalIF\":0.9000,\"publicationDate\":\"2020-11-30\",\"publicationTypes\":\"Journal Article\",\"fieldsOfStudy\":null,\"isOpenAccess\":false,\"openAccessPdf\":\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7736645/pdf/\",\"citationCount\":\"3\",\"resultStr\":null,\"platform\":\"Semanticscholar\",\"paperid\":null,\"PeriodicalName\":\"Journal of the South African Veterinary Association\",\"FirstCategoryId\":\"97\",\"ListUrlMain\":\"https://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v91i0.2055\",\"RegionNum\":4,\"RegionCategory\":\"农林科学\",\"ArticlePicture\":[],\"TitleCN\":null,\"AbstractTextCN\":null,\"PMCID\":null,\"EPubDate\":\"\",\"PubModel\":\"\",\"JCR\":\"Q3\",\"JCRName\":\"VETERINARY SCIENCES\",\"Score\":null,\"Total\":0}","platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of the South African Veterinary Association","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v91i0.2055","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"VETERINARY SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
Molecular screening indicates high prevalence and mixed infections of Hepatozoon parasites in wild felines from South Africa.
Genetic diversity within partial 18S rRNA sequences from Hepatozoon protozoan parasites from wild felines in South Africa was assessed and compared with data from domestic cats to assess patterns of host specificity. Lions, leopards, servals, a caracal and an African wildcat were all positive for parasites of the Hepatozoon felis-complex. However, haplotypes were not species-specific, and potential mixed infections were widespread. Additional genetic markers are needed to untangle the extremely complex situation of these parasites in both domestic cats and wild felines in South Africa.
期刊介绍：
The Journal of the South African Veterinary Association is a contemporary multi-disciplinary scientific mouthpiece for Veterinary Science in South Africa and abroad. It provides veterinarians in South Africa and elsewhere in the world with current scientific information across the full spectrum of veterinary science. Its content therefore includes reviews on various topics, clinical and non-clinical articles, research articles and short communications as well as case reports and letters.
京公网安备 11010802042870号
京ICP备2023020795号-1
分享
求助内容：
应助结果提醒方式：
扫码关注我们
