Screening for Hepatozoon parasites in gerbils and potential predators in South Africa

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作者：

James Harris, D. ^{[1
]}

Pereira, Ana ^{[1
]}

Halajian, Ali ^{[2
]}

Luus-Powell, Wilmien J. ^{[2
]}

Kunutu, Katlego D. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Porto, Ctr Invest Biodiversidade & Recursos Genet, Oporto, Portugal

[2] Univ Limpopo, Dept Biodivers, Polokwane, South Africa

来源：

JOURNAL OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN VETERINARY ASSOCIATION | 2017年 / 88卷

关键词：

APICOMPLEXA; PREVALENCE; CARNIVORES; DIVERSITY; WILD;

D O I：

10.4102/jsava.v88.1339

中图分类号：

S85 [动物医学（兽医学）];

学科分类号：

0906 ;

摘要：

Samples of gerbils and their potential predators were screened for the presence of Hepatozoon parasites (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) using both microscopic examination and sequencing of partial 18S rRNA sequences. Positive samples were compared to published sequences in a phylogenetic framework. The results indicate that genets can be infected with Hepatozoon felis. A Cape fox was infected with Hepatozoon canis, whereas the sequence from an infected rodent fell within a group of parasites primarily recovered from other rodents and snakes.

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