Molecular characterization of feline Hepatozoon species from Brazil

Adriano Stefani Rubini; Karina Dos Santos Paduan; Regina Raquel Perez; Paulo Eduardo Martins Ribolla; Lucia Helena O'Dwyer

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.12.008

Molecular characterization of feline Hepatozoon species from Brazil

Vet Parasitol. 2006 Apr 15;137(1-2):168-71. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.12.008. Epub 2006 Jan 30.

Authors

Adriano Stefani Rubini¹, Karina Dos Santos Paduan, Regina Raquel Perez, Paulo Eduardo Martins Ribolla, Lucia Helena O'Dwyer

Affiliation

¹ Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Parasitologia, 18618-000 Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.

PMID: 16448756
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.12.008

Abstract

Feline Hepatozoon species from Brazil was molecular identified and characterized for the first time in São Paulo state, Brazil. Partial sequences of the 18S rRNA gene from the Hepatozoon from three naturally infected cats were analyzed. Sequences revealed that feline Hepatozoon was closely related to the canine Hepatozoon canis from Brazil.

MeSH terms

Animals
Base Sequence
Brazil
Cat Diseases / parasitology*
Cats
Coccidia / isolation & purification*
Coccidiosis / parasitology
Coccidiosis / veterinary*
DNA Primers
DNA, Protozoan / analysis
Gene Amplification
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary
RNA, Protozoan / analysis*
RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / analysis*

Substances

DNA Primers
DNA, Protozoan
RNA, Protozoan
RNA, Ribosomal, 18S