Quest for the piroplasms in camels: identification of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi in Jordanian dromedaries by PCR
Language English Country Netherlands Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
22186193
DOI
10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.11.070
PII: S0304-4017(11)00802-8
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Babesia classification genetics isolation & purification MeSH
- Babesiosis diagnosis epidemiology veterinary MeSH
- Phylogeny MeSH
- Horses MeSH
- Horse Diseases epidemiology parasitology MeSH
- Polymerase Chain Reaction veterinary MeSH
- Theileria classification genetics isolation & purification MeSH
- Theileriasis diagnosis epidemiology MeSH
- Camelus parasitology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Jordan epidemiology MeSH
DNA of two species of piroplasmids was detected in dromedaries during a survey of blood protozoans in Jordan between 2007 and 2009. Ten clinically healthy camels (10%) originating from three Jordanian districts were found, using a PCR assay, to harbor Theileria or Babesia species in their blood and no mix infection was determined. Analysis of the partial 18S rRNA gene sequences of these parasites allowed their unambiguous identification as equine piroplasmids Babesia caballi (n=6) and Theileria equi (n=4). In case of latter species, a novel genotype was found in horses. This first molecular-based species determination of piroplasmids from camels further contributes to the growing evidence of low host specificity of piroplasmids.
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