Bosman A-M, Venter E H, Penzhorn B L
Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag x04, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa.
Vet Parasitol. 2007 Mar 15;144(1-2):33-8. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.09.025. Epub 2006 Nov 2.
Reverse line blot (RLB) is a hybridization assay that can be used to detect various blood parasites and differentiate between them. Results, using the RLB, showed that Babesia felis and Babesia leo occurred as single or mixed infections in various felid species, but most frequently in domestic cats and lions, respectively. Prevalence of infection in free-ranging cheetahs in Namibia was low (7, 5%), whereas 50% of free-ranging lions in South Africa and Swaziland were infected. A large number (52, 9%) of samples tested positive only for Babesia, neither B. felis nor B. leo. This could be an indication of at least one further, as yet undescribed, Babesia species in felids.
反向线印迹法（RLB）是一种杂交检测方法，可用于检测各种血液寄生虫并对它们进行区分。使用RLB的检测结果表明，猫巴贝斯虫和狮巴贝斯虫分别以单一感染或混合感染的形式出现在各种猫科动物中，但最常见于家猫和狮子。纳米比亚自由放养猎豹的感染率较低（7.5%），而南非和斯威士兰自由放养狮子的感染率为50%。大量（52.9%）样本仅对巴贝斯虫呈阳性，既不是猫巴贝斯虫也不是狮巴贝斯虫。这可能表明猫科动物中至少还存在一种尚未描述的巴贝斯虫物种。
