Harris D James, Maia João P M C, Perera Ana
Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Campus Agrário de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal.
J Parasitol. 2011 Feb;97(1):106-10. doi: 10.1645/GE-2470.1. Epub 2010 Sep 28.
Hepatozoon parasites were examined for the first time in reptiles from the Seychelles Islands. Although both prevalence and intensity were low, Hepatozoon species were detected in individuals from 2 endemic species, the lizard Mabuya wrightii and the snake Lycognathophis seychellensis. This was confirmed using visual identification and through sequencing part of the 18s rRNA gene. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that the Hepatozoon on the Seychelles form a monophyletic lineage, although more data are clearly needed to stabilize estimates of relationships based on this marker.
首次在塞舌尔群岛的爬行动物中检测到肝簇虫寄生虫。尽管感染率和感染强度都很低，但在两种特有物种的个体中检测到了肝簇虫，即蜥蜴赖氏麻蜥和蛇塞舌尔食蚣蛇。这通过目视鉴定和对18s rRNA基因的部分测序得到了证实。系统发育分析表明，塞舌尔的肝簇虫形成了一个单系谱系，不过显然还需要更多数据来稳定基于该标记的亲缘关系估计。
