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Tian SL, Huang FQ, Li X, Bai AQ, Li GQ, Guo JC, Pu WJ, Chen ZW, Zhang HJ. Molecular identification of hemoplasma and piroplasma species from Rattus edwardsi based on sequences analysis of ribosomal DNA, China. Trop Biomed 2017; 34:1014-1024. [PMID: 33592972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
The present study provides the first report on the molecular epidemiological data regarding infection by hemoplasma and piroplasma species in wild Rattus edwardsi, from China. In the current study, blood samples were investigated from 32 wild Rattus edwardsi from Hunan (23) and Guangxi (9) provinces, China. The prevalence of hemoplasma and piroplasma was 65.63% (21/32) and 6.25% (2/32), respectively. Phylogenetic analyses indicated that hemoplasmas (HQ183731, HQ183732) derived from wild Rattus edwardsi in China, can be grouped into a solitary clade closely related to H. muris (HMU82963) and M. haemomuris (AB758435). In addition, it was shown that piroplasmas from this study have very close genetic distance to other unidentified piroplasma species isolated from China (AB242140) and Japan (AB188086). The results suggested that hemoplasmas isolated in this study should be represented as a new genotype. Piroplasmas on the other hand needs more sequenced samples in its life-cycle and evidence to check its taxonomic status. These data may have important implications for researching on the epidemiology and population biology as well as for studying the taxonomy status of hemoplasmas and piroplasmids of wild rodents.
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Affiliation(s)
- S L Tian
- School of Life Sciences, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province 528231, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province 528231, People's Republic of China
- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, 483 Wushan Street, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510642, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province 528231, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province 528231, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province 528231, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province 528231, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province 528231, People's Republic of China
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- Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Hong Kong University, Faculty Office, 6/F, William MW Mong Block 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam Hong Kong SAR 999077, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province 528231, People's Republic of China
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