Developmental stages and molecular phylogeny of Hepatozoon tuatarae, a parasite infecting the New Zealand tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus and the tick, Amblyomma sphenodonti

被引：15

作者：

Herbert, James D. K. ^{[1
]}

Godfrey, Stephanie S. ^{[1
]}

Bull, C. Michael ^{[1
]}

Menz, R. Ian ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Flinders Univ S Australia, Sch Biol Sci, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY | 2010年 / 40卷 / 11期

基金：

澳大利亚研究理事会;

关键词：

Apicomplexa; Tuatara; Hepatozoon tuatarae; 18S rRNA; Ixodidae; Life cycle; HEMOGREGARINE; APICOMPLEXA; ISLAND;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ijpara.2010.03.018

中图分类号：

R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;

摘要：

The developmental stages of Hepatozoon tuatarae were elucidated in both the tuatara host, Sphenodon punctatus and the tick. Amblyomma sphenodonn PCR amplicons from A sphenodonn samples identified DNA matching H. tuatarae Dissection of tick samples showed oogenesis and sporogony occurring in the haemocoel of A sphenodonti with the average mature oocyst size being 236 x 228 pm. Partial sequence data of the parasite's small subunit ribosomal gene, obtained by PCR, was used for phylogenetic comparison. Characterisation of the H tuatarae lifecycle will help in conservation management of the tuatara. (C) 2010 Australian Society for Parasitology Inc Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：1311 / 1315

页数：5

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