Identification of novel Theileria genotypes from Grant's gazelle. Issue 2 (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hooge, Janis; Howe, Laryssa; Ezenwa, Vanessa O.
• Is Part Of: International journal for parasitology. Volume 4:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 239
• Page End: 243
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Parasites -- Periodicals; Parasitology -- Periodicals; Animals -- Periodicals; Wildlife diseases -- Periodicals; Parasites -- Periodicals; Animals, Wild -- Periodicals; Animals; Parasites; Parasitology; Wildlife diseases; Periodicals; 591.7857
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2015.04.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2213-2244

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab0010"> <title id="st0010">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0010"> <list id="ulist0010"> <list-item id="u0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0010">One hundred percent of 65 Grant's gazelle blood samples were PCR-positive for <italic>Thelieria/Babesia</italic>.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0015">Sequencing of PCR amplicons revealed widespread <italic>Theileria</italic> co-infections.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0020">Isolates from singly infected animals fell into two <italic>Theileria</italic> subgroups.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0025"> <label></label> <p id="p0025">One of these subgroups clustered with <italic>Theileria ovis</italic> isolates from livestock.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0030"> <label></label> <p id="p0030">The gazelle <italic>Theileria</italic> lineages represent novel genotypes.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>