Disseminated protozoal infection in a wild feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus) in Australia

This is the first report of a disseminated protozoal infection in a wild feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus) from south-eastern Australia. The glider was found dead in poor body condition. Histologically, large numbers of zoites were seen predominantly in macrophages in the liver, spleen and lun...

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Autores principales: Holz, Peter H., Koehler, Anson V., Gasser, Robin B., Dobson, Elizabeth
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Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7417669/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32802738
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.07.012
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author Holz, Peter H.
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description This is the first report of a disseminated protozoal infection in a wild feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus) from south-eastern Australia. The glider was found dead in poor body condition. Histologically, large numbers of zoites were seen predominantly in macrophages in the liver, spleen and lung, with protozoal cysts present in the liver. Molecular and phylogenetic analyses inferred that the protozoan parasite belongs to the family Sarcocystidae and is closely related to previously identified apicomplexans found in yellow-bellied gliders (Petaurus australis) in Australia and southern mouse opossums (Thylamys elegans) in Chile.
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spelling pubmed-74176692020-08-14 Disseminated protozoal infection in a wild feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus) in Australia Holz, Peter H. Koehler, Anson V. Gasser, Robin B. Dobson, Elizabeth Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl Article This is the first report of a disseminated protozoal infection in a wild feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus) from south-eastern Australia. The glider was found dead in poor body condition. Histologically, large numbers of zoites were seen predominantly in macrophages in the liver, spleen and lung, with protozoal cysts present in the liver. Molecular and phylogenetic analyses inferred that the protozoan parasite belongs to the family Sarcocystidae and is closely related to previously identified apicomplexans found in yellow-bellied gliders (Petaurus australis) in Australia and southern mouse opossums (Thylamys elegans) in Chile. Elsevier 2020-07-31 /pmc/articles/PMC7417669/ /pubmed/32802738 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.07.012 Text en © 2020 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title_full_unstemmed Disseminated protozoal infection in a wild feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus) in Australia
title_short Disseminated protozoal infection in a wild feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus) in Australia
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.07.012
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