First Molecular Detection of Piroplasm Infection in Pet Dogs from Gansu, China
Babesiosis, the hemolytic disease caused by Babesia, which is a tick-transmitted obligate intraerythrocytic protozoan parasite. This disease is responsible for significant mortality and morbidity rates and enormous economic losses to the livestock industry in tropical and subtropical regions worldwi...
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doaj-d0aac036d6374ffb9d650d110de78a5c2020-11-24T22:58:09ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2017-06-01810.3389/fmicb.2017.01029265545First Molecular Detection of Piroplasm Infection in Pet Dogs from Gansu, ChinaQingli Niu0Jifei Yang1Zhijie Liu2Shandian Gao3Yuping Pan4Guiquan Guan5Yuefeng Chu6Guangyuan Liu7Jianxun Luo8Hong Yin9Hong Yin10State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural ScienceLanzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural ScienceLanzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural ScienceLanzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural ScienceLanzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural ScienceLanzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural ScienceLanzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural ScienceLanzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural ScienceLanzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural ScienceLanzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural ScienceLanzhou, ChinaJiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and ZoonosesYangzhou, ChinaBabesiosis, the hemolytic disease caused by Babesia, which is a tick-transmitted obligate intraerythrocytic protozoan parasite. This disease is responsible for significant mortality and morbidity rates and enormous economic losses to the livestock industry in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. In this study, blood samples were collected from 141 pet dogs from Gansu, China, and analyzed for Babesia or Theileria spp. infection using specific PCR and sequencing based on 18S rRNA gene fragments. The results indicated that 18S rRNA gene sequences from 11 samples were similar to the 18S rRNA gene sequences in Babesia canis vogeli (2) and Theileria sinensis (9). The total infected rates of B. canis vogeli and T. sinensis were 1.4% (2/141) and 6.4% (9/141), respectively. This represents the first molecular report of T. sinensis in dogs worldwide and of B. canis vogeli in dogs from Gansu province of China. Furthermore, the finding of T. sinensis in dogs may represent the common infection of this parasite occurring in Gansu.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01029/fullpet dogpiroplasmdetectionGansuinfection |
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Qingli Niu Jifei Yang Zhijie Liu Shandian Gao Yuping Pan Guiquan Guan Yuefeng Chu Guangyuan Liu Jianxun Luo Hong Yin Hong Yin First Molecular Detection of Piroplasm Infection in Pet Dogs from Gansu, China Frontiers in Microbiology pet dog piroplasm detection Gansu infection |
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Qingli Niu Jifei Yang Zhijie Liu Shandian Gao Yuping Pan Guiquan Guan Yuefeng Chu Guangyuan Liu Jianxun Luo Hong Yin Hong Yin |
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First Molecular Detection of Piroplasm Infection in Pet Dogs from Gansu, China |
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First Molecular Detection of Piroplasm Infection in Pet Dogs from Gansu, China |
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First Molecular Detection of Piroplasm Infection in Pet Dogs from Gansu, China |
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First Molecular Detection of Piroplasm Infection in Pet Dogs from Gansu, China |
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First Molecular Detection of Piroplasm Infection in Pet Dogs from Gansu, China |
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first molecular detection of piroplasm infection in pet dogs from gansu, china |
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Babesiosis, the hemolytic disease caused by Babesia, which is a tick-transmitted obligate intraerythrocytic protozoan parasite. This disease is responsible for significant mortality and morbidity rates and enormous economic losses to the livestock industry in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. In this study, blood samples were collected from 141 pet dogs from Gansu, China, and analyzed for Babesia or Theileria spp. infection using specific PCR and sequencing based on 18S rRNA gene fragments. The results indicated that 18S rRNA gene sequences from 11 samples were similar to the 18S rRNA gene sequences in Babesia canis vogeli (2) and Theileria sinensis (9). The total infected rates of B. canis vogeli and T. sinensis were 1.4% (2/141) and 6.4% (9/141), respectively. This represents the first molecular report of T. sinensis in dogs worldwide and of B. canis vogeli in dogs from Gansu province of China. Furthermore, the finding of T. sinensis in dogs may represent the common infection of this parasite occurring in Gansu. |
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