Bat trypanosomes from Tapajós-Arapiuns Extractive Reserve in Brazilian Amazon
| Autor: | Felipe Nascimento Stelmachtchuk, Antonio Humberto Hammad Minervino, Solange Maria Gennari, Juliana Isabel Giuli da Silva Ferreira, Daniel Ajzenberg, Kleber da Cunha Peixoto Junior, Bruno Bernal Szpeiter, Francisco Flávio Vieira de Assis, Arlei Marcili |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Trypanosoma 030231 tropical medicine Zoology phylogeny taxonomy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Phylogenetics Chiroptera Animals Amazon Molossidae lcsh:SF1-1100 General Veterinary Phylogenetic tree biology Amazon rainforest Sequence Analysis DNA DNA Protozoan 030108 mycology & parasitology biology.organism_classification Molecular phylogenetics Parasitology Taxonomy (biology) lcsh:Animal culture Subgenus Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, Vol 26, Iss 2, Pp 152-158 Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária v.26 n.2 2017 Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária (CBPV) instacron:CBPV |
| ISSN: | 1984-2961 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/s1984-29612017022 |
| Popis: | Trypanosoma comprises flagellates able to infect several mammalian species and is transmitted by several groups of invertebrates. The order Chiroptera can be infected by the subgenera Herpetosoma, Schizotrypanum, Megatrypanum and Trypanozoon. In this study, we described the diversity of bat trypanosomes and inferred phylogenetic relationships among the trypanosomes from bats caught in Tapajós-Arapiuns Extractive Reserve (Resex) in Pará state. Trypanosomes from bats were isolated by means of hemoculture, and the molecular phylogeny was based on the trypanosome barcode (SSUrDNA V7V8 variable region). A total of 111 bats were caught in the area, belonging to three families (Emballonuridae, Molossidae and Phyllostomidae) and 12 species. The bat trypanosome prevalence, as evaluated through hemoculture, was 9% all positive cultures were cryopreserve (100% of isolation success). Phylogenetic trees grouped nine isolates in T. cruzi marinkellei branch and only one in T. dionisii branch. Studies on bat trypanosome diversity are important for identifying pathogenic species and for generating support for control measures, especially in such areas where humans inhabit the forest with close contact with bat species. In addition, this is the first study in Resex Tapajós-Arapiuns extractive reserve and further studies should be conducted to elucidate the role of these parasites as environmental degradation biomarkers. |
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