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 pa...

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Autores principales: Harris, David J., Sergiadou, Dimitra, Halajian, Ali, Swanepoel, Lourens, Roux, Francois
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7736645/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33314957
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v91i0.2055
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Sumario: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.

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