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Peres PHF, Luduvério DJ, Bernegossi AM, Galindo DJ, Nascimento GB, Oliveira ML, Sandoval EDP, Vozdova M, Kubickova S, Cernohorska H, Duarte JMB. Revalidation of Mazama rufa (Illiger 1815) (Artiodactyla: Cervidae) as a Distinct Species out of the Complex Mazama americana (Erxleben 1777). Front Genet 2022; 12:742870. [PMID: 34970296 PMCID: PMC8712859 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.742870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The red brocket deer Mazama americana Erxleben, 1777 is considered a polyphyletic complex of cryptic species with wide chromosomal divergence. Evidence indicates that the observed chromosomal divergences result in reproductive isolation. The description of a neotype for M. americana allowed its genetic characterization and represented a comparative basis to resolve the taxonomic uncertainties of the group. Thus, we designated a neotype for the synonym Mazama rufa Illiger, 1815 and tested its recognition as a distinct species from the M. americana complex with the analysis of morphological, cytogenetic and molecular data. We also evaluated its distribution by sampling fecal DNA in the wild. Morphological data from craniometry and body biometry indicated an overlap of quantitative measurements between M. rufa and the entire M. americana complex. The phylogenetic hypothesis obtained through mtDNA confirmed the reciprocal monophyly relationship between M. americana and M. rufa, and both were identified as distinct molecular operational taxonomic units by the General Mixed Yule Coalescent species delimitation analysis. Finally, classic cytogenetic data and fluorescence in situ hybridization with whole chromosome painting probes showed M. rufa with a karyotype of 2n = 52, FN = 56. Comparative analysis indicate that at least fifteen rearrangements separate M. rufa and M. americana (sensu stricto) karyotypes, which confirmed their substantial chromosomal divergence. This divergence should represent an important reproductive barrier and allow its characterization as a distinct and valid species. Genetic analysis of fecal samples demonstrated a wide distribution of M. rufa in the South American continent through the Atlantic Forest, Cerrado and south region of Amazon. Thus, we conclude for the revalidation of M. rufa as a distinct species under the concept of biological isolation, with its karyotype as the main diagnostic character. The present work serves as a basis for the taxonomic review of the M. americana complex, which should be mainly based on cytogenetic characterization and directed towards a better sampling of the Amazon region, the evaluation of available names in the species synonymy and a multi-locus phylogenetic analysis.
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- Pedro H F Peres
- Deer Research and Conservation Center (NUPECCE), São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, Brazil
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- Deer Research and Conservation Center (NUPECCE), São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, Brazil
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- Deer Research and Conservation Center (NUPECCE), São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, Brazil
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, National University of San Marcos (UNMSM), Lima, Peru
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- Deer Research and Conservation Center (NUPECCE), São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, Brazil
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Obino Mastella AM, Rodrigues CE, Kist TBL, Ramos Pereira MJ. Take a good catch at the scat: carboxylic and sulfonic acid profiles as a non-invasive tool for species identification and sex determination in neotropical carnivores. STUDIES ON NEOTROPICAL FAUNA AND ENVIRONMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/01650521.2021.1994786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Ana Maria Obino Mastella
- BiMaLab – Bird and Mammal Evolution, Systematics and Ecology Lab, Ppgban – Graduate Program in Animal Biology, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Ppgbcm – Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Laboratory of Methods, Department of Biophysics, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Methods, Department of Biophysics, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- BiMaLab – Bird and Mammal Evolution, Systematics and Ecology Lab, Ppgban – Graduate Program in Animal Biology, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Cesam – Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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Elusive deer occurrences at the Atlantic Forest: 20 years of surveys. MAMMAL RES 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13364-021-00604-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Peres PHDF, Grotta-Neto F, Luduvério DJ, Oliveira MLD, Duarte JMB. Implications of unreliable species identification methods for Neotropical deer conservation planning. Perspect Ecol Conserv 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pecon.2021.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Grotta‐Neto F, Mello MCH, Mello RC, Bernardi IP, Carrano E, Passos FC. The role of tayra (
Eira barbara
) as predator of medium and large‐sized mammals. AUSTRAL ECOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/aec.12982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Francisco Grotta‐Neto
- Laboratório de Biodiversidade, Conservação e Ecologia de Animais Silvestres (LABCEAS) Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) Av Coronel Francisco Heráclito dos Santos 210 Curitiba ParanáCEP 81531‐970Brazil
- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) Curitiba ParanáBrazil
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- Laboratório de Biodiversidade, Conservação e Ecologia de Animais Silvestres (LABCEAS) Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) Av Coronel Francisco Heráclito dos Santos 210 Curitiba ParanáCEP 81531‐970Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biodiversidade, Conservação e Ecologia de Animais Silvestres (LABCEAS) Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) Av Coronel Francisco Heráclito dos Santos 210 Curitiba ParanáCEP 81531‐970Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná – PUCPR Curitiba Paraná Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná – PUCPR Curitiba Paraná Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biodiversidade, Conservação e Ecologia de Animais Silvestres (LABCEAS) Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) Av Coronel Francisco Heráclito dos Santos 210 Curitiba ParanáCEP 81531‐970Brazil
- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) Curitiba ParanáBrazil
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Teixeira WFP, De Oliveira ML, de Faria Peres PH, Nagata WB, Santana BN, Oliveira BCM, Duarte JMB, Cardoso TC, Lopes WDZ, Bresciani KDS. Cryptosporidium parvum in brown brocket (Mazama gouazoubira) from Brazil: First report of the subtype IIaA16G3R1 in cervids. Parasitol Int 2020; 80:102216. [PMID: 33137502 DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2020.102216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 03/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This research had as objective to evaluate the occurrence and to characterize genetically the infections by Cryptosporidium in Mazama gouazoubira. By a non-invasive harvest methodology using trained sniffer dogs to locate fecal samples of cervids, 642 fecal samples were obtained from six Brazilian localities. The cervids species responsible for the excretion of each fecal sample were identified by the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP), using the mitochondrial cytochrome b target gene (cyst b) and the restriction enzymes Sspl, AflIII and BstN. From this identification, 437 fecal samples of M. gouazoubira were selected for research of Cryptosporidium spp. performed through negative staining with malachite green and polymerase chain reaction (nPCR), with the subunit of 18S rRNA gene, followed by sequencing the amplified products. In the samples that were diagnosed the presence of parasite species with zoonotic potential, genotyping was also performed using nPCR with the subunit of GP60 gene. Statistical analysis consisted of the Fisher exact test to verify the association of the presence of the enteroparasite in relation to the presence of cattle in each locality, and the McNemar tests and Kappa correlation coefficient used to compare the results obtained between the two diagnostic techniques. In the fecal samples of M. gouazoubira the occurrences of Cryptosporidium were diagnosed in 1.6% (7/437) and 1.1% (5/437), respectively, through nPCR and microscopy. Cryptosporidium. parvum was diagnosed in 100% (7/7) of the samples submitted to sequencing (18S gene). The IIaA16G3R1 subtype was diagnosed in five of the C. parvum samples submitted to genotyping (GP60 gene). This is the first world report of C. parvum in M. gouazoubira and subtype IIaA16G3R1 in cervids.
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- Weslen Fabricio Pires Teixeira
- Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil; São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Veterinary Medicine, Araçatuba. Clóvis Pestana, number 793, CEP: 16050-680, Araçatuba, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, Jaboticabal, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Veterinary Medicine, Araçatuba. Clóvis Pestana, number 793, CEP: 16050-680, Araçatuba, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Veterinary Medicine, Araçatuba. Clóvis Pestana, number 793, CEP: 16050-680, Araçatuba, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Veterinary Medicine, Araçatuba. Clóvis Pestana, number 793, CEP: 16050-680, Araçatuba, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Veterinary Medicine, Araçatuba. Clóvis Pestana, number 793, CEP: 16050-680, Araçatuba, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Veterinary Medicine, Araçatuba. Clóvis Pestana, number 793, CEP: 16050-680, Araçatuba, Brazil.
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Koehler AV, Zhang Y, Wang T, Haydon SR, Gasser RB. Multiplex PCRs for the specific identification of marsupial and deer species from faecal samples as a basis for non-invasive epidemiological studies of parasites. Parasit Vectors 2020; 13:144. [PMID: 32188474 PMCID: PMC7081681 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-020-04009-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background The specific identification of animals through the analysis of faecal DNA is important in many areas of scientific endeavour, particularly in the field of parasitology. Methods Here, we designed and assessed two multiplex PCR assays using genetic markers in a mitochondrial cytochrome b (cytb) gene region for the unequivocal identification and discrimination of animal species based on the specific amplification of DNA from faecal samples collected from water catchment areas in Victoria, Australia. One of these assays differentiates three marsupial species (eastern grey kangaroo, swamp wallaby and common wombat) and the other distinguishes three deer species (fallow, red and sambar deer). We tested these two assays using a total of 669 faecal samples, collected as part of an ongoing programme to monitor parasites and microorganisms in these animals. Results These two PCR assays are entirely specific for these animal species and achieve analytical sensitivities of 0.1–1.0 picogram (pg). We tested 669 faecal samples and found that some previous inferences of species based on faecal morphology were erroneous. We were able to molecularly authenticate all of the 669 samples. Conclusions We have established PCR assays that accurately distinguish the faecal samples of some of the prominent large mammalian herbivores found within a water catchment system in the state of Victoria, Australia. The multiplex assays for marsupials and deer produce amplicons that are easily differentiable based on their size on an agarose gel, and can be readily sequenced for definitive species authentication. Although established for marsupials and deer, the methodology used here can be applied to other host-parasite study systems to ensure data integrity. ![]()
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- Anson V Koehler
- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
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Paul S, Ghosh T, Pandav B, Mohan D, Habib B, Nigam P, Mondol S. Rapid molecular assays for species and sex identification of swamp deer and other coexisting cervids in human-dominated landscapes of the Terai region and upper Gangetic plains, northern India: implications in understanding species distribution and population parameters. J Genet 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s12041-019-1094-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Spitzer R, Churski M, Felton A, Heurich M, Kuijper DPJ, Landman M, Rodriguez E, Singh NJ, Taberlet P, van Beeck Calkoen STS, Widemo F, Cromsigt JPGM. Doubting dung: eDNA reveals high rates of misidentification in diverse European ungulate communities. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-019-1264-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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