美国俄克拉荷马州和得克萨斯州起伏平原生态区北部 bobwhite 鹑（Colinus virginianus）中鸡毛滴虫的调查。

Survey for Trichomonas gallinae in Northern Bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) from the Rolling Plains Ecoregion, Oklahoma and Texas, USA.

作者信息

Bruno Andrea, Fedynich Alan, Purple Kathryn, Gerhold Richard, Rollins Dale

机构信息

1 Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, 700 University Blvd. MSC 218, Kingsville, Texas 78363, USA.

2 Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, 2407 River Dr., Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA.

出版信息

J Wildl Dis. 2015 Jul;51(3):780-3. doi: 10.7589/2015-01-011. Epub 2015 May 14.

DOI:10.7589/2015-01-011

PMID:25973623

Abstract

Northern Bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) have been in decline throughout the southeastern US. Prevalence of Trichomonas gallinae in wild bobwhites is unknown, although T. gallinae caused morbidity and mortality in experimentally infected bobwhites. Many species of Columbidae (pigeons and doves) in Texas are hosts to T. gallinae. Bobwhites potentially may become exposed to this protozoan through supplemental feed or water sources contaminated by columbids infected with T. gallinae. All of 506 bobwhites collected in Oklahoma and Texas, 2011-13, were PCR negative for T. gallinae. These data suggest T. gallinae is not contributing to the population decline of bobwhites in this region.

摘要

北美鹑（Colinus virginianus）在美国东南部的数量一直在减少。野生北美鹑中鸡滴虫（Trichomonas gallinae）的流行情况尚不清楚，不过鸡滴虫在实验感染的北美鹑中会引发发病和死亡。德克萨斯州的许多鸽形目物种（鸽子和鸠鸽）都是鸡滴虫的宿主。北美鹑可能会通过被感染鸡滴虫的鸽形目动物污染的补充饲料或水源而接触到这种原生动物。在2011年至2013年于俄克拉荷马州和德克萨斯州采集的506只北美鹑中，所有个体的鸡滴虫PCR检测均为阴性。这些数据表明，鸡滴虫并非导致该地区北美鹑种群数量下降的原因。