| Autor: |
Masahito Asada, Mika Takeda, Walfrido Moraes Tomas, Aiesca Pellegrin, Cairo Henrique Sousa de Oliveira, José Diomedes Barbosa, Júlia Angélica Gonçalves da Silveira, Érika M. Braga, Osamu Kaneko |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 44-47 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2213-2244 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.ijppaw.2018.01.001 |
| Popis: |
We report, for the first time, the presence of ungulate malaria parasites in South America. We conducted PCR-based surveys of blood samples of multiple deer species and water buffalo from Brazil and detected Plasmodium sequences from pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) samples. Phylogenic analysis revealed that the obtained sequences are closely related to the Plasmodium odocoilei clade 2 sequence from North American white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Nucleotide differences suggest that malaria parasites in South American pampas deer and North American P. odocoilei clade 2 branched more recently than the Great American Interchange. Keywords: Malaria, Pampas deer, South America, Plasmodium odocoilei, Brazil |
| Databáze: |
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