Holz Peter H, Koehler Anson V, Gasser Robin B, Dobson Elizabeth
Australian Wildlife Health Centre, Healesville Sanctuary, Zoos Victoria, Healesville, Victoria, 3777, Australia.
Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl. 2020 Jul 31;13:46-50. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.07.012. eCollection 2020 Dec.
This is the first report of a disseminated protozoal infection in a wild feathertail glider () from south-eastern Australia. The glider was found dead in poor body condition. Histologically, large numbers of zoites were seen predominantly in macrophages in the liver, spleen and lung, with protozoal cysts present in the liver. Molecular and phylogenetic analyses inferred that the protozoan parasite belongs to the family Sarcocystidae and is closely related to previously identified apicomplexans found in yellow-bellied gliders () in Australia and southern mouse opossums () in Chile.
这是澳大利亚东南部一只野生羽尾袋貂（）发生播散性原生动物感染的首次报告。这只袋貂被发现时身体状况很差，已经死亡。组织学检查发现，大量虫体主要存在于肝脏、脾脏和肺脏的巨噬细胞中，肝脏中存在原生动物囊肿。分子和系统发育分析推断，该原生动物寄生虫属于肉孢子虫科，与此前在澳大利亚黄腹袋貂（）和智利南部小鼠负鼠（）中发现的顶复门寄生虫密切相关。
