Vector and Waterborne Pathogens Research Group, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia.
School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Parasitol Res. 2020 May;119(5):1691-1696. doi: 10.1007/s00436-020-06653-z. Epub 2020 Mar 20.
Invasive rodent species are known hosts for a diverse range of infectious microorganisms and have long been associated with the spread of disease globally. The present study describes molecular evidence for the presence of a Trypanosoma sp. from black rats (Rattus rattus) in northern Sydney, Australia. Sequences of the 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) locus were obtained in two out of eleven (18%) blood samples with subsequent phylogenetic analysis confirming the identity within the Trypanosoma lewisi clade.
已知侵袭性啮齿动物是多种传染性微生物的宿主，长期以来一直与全球疾病的传播有关。本研究描述了来自澳大利亚悉尼北部黑鼠（Rattus rattus）的一种锥虫（Trypanosoma sp.）的分子证据。从 11 份血液样本中的两份（18%）获得了 18S 核糖体 RNA（rRNA）基因座的序列，随后的系统发育分析证实了该序列在锥虫Lewisi 分支内的身份。
