Metzger Betina, dos Santos Paduan Karina, Rubini Adriano Stefani, de Oliveira Tadeu Gomes, Pereira Cristiane, O'Dwyer Lucia Helena
Vet Parasitol. 2008 Mar 25;152(1-2):28-33. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.12.006.
In order to investigate the occurrence of Hepatozoon infection in Neotropical felids from Brazil, blood from the jugular or cephalic vein was taken from 29 non-domestic felids including ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), little spotted cat (Leopardus tigrinus), margay (Leopardus wiedii), and jaguarondi (Puma yagouaroundi) from the Northeast region of Brazil. Hepatozoon infection was confirmed by light microscopy and molecular techniques. The results showed five naturally infected felids. Partial sequences of the 18S rRNA gene of the Hepatozoon sp. from these felids were further analyzed. Sequences revealed that the isolates found are closely related to Hepatozoon sp. from domestic cats in Spain. Hepatozoon species from Neotropical felids were identified molecularly and characterized for the first time. This is also the first report of Hepatozoon infection in a little spotted cat.
为调查巴西新热带区猫科动物肝簇虫感染情况，从巴西东北部29只非家养猫科动物采集颈静脉或头静脉血液，这些动物包括豹猫（Leopardus pardalis）、小斑虎猫（Leopardus tigrinus）、长尾虎猫（Leopardus wiedii）和美洲獭猫（Puma yagouaroundi）。通过光学显微镜和分子技术确诊肝簇虫感染。结果显示有五只自然感染的猫科动物。对这些猫科动物肝簇虫属18S rRNA基因的部分序列进行进一步分析。序列显示，所发现的分离株与西班牙家猫的肝簇虫属密切相关。首次对新热带区猫科动物的肝簇虫种类进行分子鉴定和特征描述。这也是小斑虎猫感染肝簇虫的首次报道。
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