Hepatozoon milleri sp. nov. (Adeleorina: Hepatozoidae) in Akodon montensis (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) from southeastern Brazil
| Autor: | Lucia Helena O’Dwyer, Larissa de Castro Demoner, Natalia Mizuhira Magro, Maria Regina Lucas da Silva |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Hospital Veterinário-Universidade Federal Rural Do Semi-Árido, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
Rodent Adeleorina Zoology Hepatozoon parasite stages molecular characterization 03 medical and health sciences Genus Eucoccidiida biology.animal parasitic diseases RNA Ribosomal 18S Parasite hosting Animals Sigmodontinae Phylogeny new species biology Phylogenetic tree rodent 030108 mycology & parasitology biology.organism_classification 030104 developmental biology Infectious Diseases Animal Science and Zoology Parasitology Brazil RNA Protozoan Cricetidae |
| Zdroj: | Scopus Repositório Institucional da UNESP Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) instacron:UNESP |
| ISSN: | 1469-8161 |
| Popis: | Made available in DSpace on 2019-10-06T16:07:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2019-04-01 Members of the genus Hepatozoon (Miller, 1908) are blood parasites found in a wide range of host species, including wild rodents; however, information about the life cycle, distribution and Hepatozoon species diversity infecting these mammals are lacking. We studied the parasite stages and DNA sequences of Hepatozoon sp. of 11 naturally infected Akodon montensis. Thin blood smears, tissue samples and whole blood were obtained for morphology, morphometry and molecular analyses. Seven of the 11 rodents had gamonts on the blood smears. Biological and morphological features of the parasite such as tissue tropism, gamonts and meronts size and morphology, as well as the DNA sequence comparison and phylogenetic analysis, indicated that the Hepatozoon sp. detected in this study is distinct from those species previously reported in small rodents. Herein, we propose a new species, named Hepatozoon milleri sp. nov. This is the first description of a new Hepatozoon species from wild small rodents in Brazil, based on morphological and molecular characteristics. Hospital Veterinário-Universidade Federal Rural Do Semi-Árido Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) Instituto de Biociências Departamento de Parasitologia Campus de Botucatu Distrito de Rubião Junior Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) Instituto de Biociências Departamento de Parasitologia Campus de Botucatu Distrito de Rubião Junior |
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