Molecular Detection, Phylogenetic Analysis, and Genetic Diversity of Theileria annulata, Babesia bigemina, and Anaplasma marginale in Cattle in Three Districts of Egypt.

Autor: El-Dakhly KM; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, 62511, Egypt. eldakley_s71@yahoo.com., Arafa WM; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, 62511, Egypt., Soliman S; Directorate of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Administration, El-Dakhla, El-Wadi El-Gadid, Egypt., Abdel-Fatah OR; Animal Health Research Institute, El-Fayoum, Egypt., Wahba AA; Animal Health Research Institute, Dokki, Giza, Egypt., Esteve-Gasent MD; Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-4467, USA., Holman PJ; Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-4467, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Acta parasitologica [Acta Parasitol] 2020 Sep; Vol. 65 (3), pp. 620-627. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Mar 23.
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-020-00189-z
Abstrakt: Background: Under the poor hygienic conditions, tick-borne pathogens cause severe economic losses to the cattle industry.
Purpose: The current study investigated the presence of Theileria annulata, Babesia bigemina, and Anaplasma marginale, the most relevant tick-borne pathogens in cattle, in 3 provinces of Egypt utilizing species-specific PCR assays.
Methods: PCR was conducted, on bovine blood specimens, using primers targeting the T. annulata merozoite-piroplasm surface antigen (Tams1, 768 bp), A. marginale major surface protein-1b gene (msp1b, 265 bp), and B. bigemina small subunit ribosomal RNA gene (SSrRNA, 543 bp).
Results: PCR findings revealed overall prevalences of T. annulata, B. bigemina, and A. marginale as 22.0% (33/150), 19.33% (29/150), and 10.6% (16/150), respectively. The co-infection with two or three pathogens was detected in 20.0% (30/150) of examined specimens. Sequence analyses indicated that T. annulata and A. marginale varied from those of corresponding GenBank sequences revealing percent identities ranging from 90.68 to 97.75% and from 94.98 to 98.63%, respectively. On the other hand, the obtained B. bigemina sequences showed a high similarity with those previously reported in GenBank with a percent identity ranging from 98.85 to 100%.
Conclusion: T. annulata was the most prevalent tick-borne pathogen in examined bovine specimens. The genetic diversity of markers used for identification of T. annulata and A. marginale should be highly considered.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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