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Qiu Y, Kajihara M, Harima H, Hang'ombe BM, Nakao R, Hayashida K, Mori-Kajihara A, Changula K, Eto Y, Ndebe J, Yoshida R, Takadate Y, Mwizabi D, Kawabata H, Simuunza M, Mweene A, Sawa H, Takada A, Sugimoto C. Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Trypanosoma spp. detected from striped leaf-nosed bats ( Hipposideros vittatus) in Zambia. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl 2019; 9:234-238. [PMID: 31198682 PMCID: PMC6555876 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2019.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Revised: 04/23/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Bat trypanosomes consist of more than 30 trypanosome species from over 70 species of bats. Recent studies suggest that bats play a role in disseminating trypanosomes from African continent to the terrestrial mammals both in the Afrotropic-Palearctic Ecozones and Nearctic Ecozone. However, the diversity, distribution, and evolution of bat trypanosomes are still unclear. To better understand their evolution, more genetic data of bat trypanosomes from a variety of locations are required. During a survey of Borrelia spp. of bats inhabiting a cave in Zambia, we observed flagellate parasites from 5 of 43 hemocultures. Sequence and phylogenetic analyses of the glycosomal glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene (gGAPDH; 572 bp) and the 18S ribosomal RNA gene (18S rRNA gene; 1,079-1,091 bp) revealed that all were Trypanosoma spp. belonged to the Trypanosoma cruzi clade. Three and two of them exhibited the similarity with T. conorhini and T. dionisii, respectively. The present study provides the first genetic data on Trypanosoma spp. of bats inhabiting Zambia.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yongjin Qiu
- Hokudai Center for Zoonosis Control in Zambia, School of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Zambia, PO Box 32379, Lusaka, 10101, Zambia
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- Division of Global Epidemiology, Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Kita-20 Nishi-10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0020, Japan
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- Hokudai Center for Zoonosis Control in Zambia, School of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Zambia, PO Box 32379, Lusaka, 10101, Zambia
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- Department of Para-clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Zambia, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, 10101, Zambia
- Global Virus Network Affilate Center of Excellence, The University of Zambia, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, 10101, Zambia
- African Center of Excellence for Infectious Diseases of Humans and Animals, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, 10101, Zambia
| | - Ryo Nakao
- Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology, Graduate School of Infectious Diseases, Hokkaido University, Kita-18 Nishi-9, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0818, Japan
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- Division of Collaboration and Education, Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Kita-20 Nishi-10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0020, Japan
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- Division of Global Epidemiology, Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Kita-20 Nishi-10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0020, Japan
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- Department of Para-clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Zambia, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, 10101, Zambia
| | - Yoshiki Eto
- Division of Global Epidemiology, Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Kita-20 Nishi-10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0020, Japan
| | - Joseph Ndebe
- Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, 10101, Zambia
| | - Reiko Yoshida
- Division of Global Epidemiology, Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Kita-20 Nishi-10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0020, Japan
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- Division of Global Epidemiology, Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Kita-20 Nishi-10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0020, Japan
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- Department of National Parks and Wildlife, Ministry of Tourism and Arts, Chilanga, 101010, Zambia
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- Department of Bacteriology-I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Toyama 1-23-1, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan
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- Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, 10101, Zambia
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- Global Virus Network Affilate Center of Excellence, The University of Zambia, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, 10101, Zambia
- African Center of Excellence for Infectious Diseases of Humans and Animals, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, 10101, Zambia
- Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, 10101, Zambia
| | - Hirofumi Sawa
- Global Virus Network Affilate Center of Excellence, The University of Zambia, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, 10101, Zambia
- African Center of Excellence for Infectious Diseases of Humans and Animals, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, 10101, Zambia
- Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, 10101, Zambia
- Global Station for Zoonosis Control, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GI-CoRE), Hokkaido University, Kita-20 Nishi-10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0020, Japan
- Global Virus Network, 725 West Lombard St, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
- Division of Molecular Pathology, Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Kita-20 Nishi-10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0020, Japan
| | - Ayato Takada
- Division of Global Epidemiology, Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Kita-20 Nishi-10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0020, Japan
- Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, 10101, Zambia
- Global Station for Zoonosis Control, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GI-CoRE), Hokkaido University, Kita-20 Nishi-10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0020, Japan
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- Division of Collaboration and Education, Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Kita-20 Nishi-10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0020, Japan
- Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, 10101, Zambia
- Global Station for Zoonosis Control, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GI-CoRE), Hokkaido University, Kita-20 Nishi-10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0020, Japan
- Corresponding author. Division of Collaboration and Education, Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Kita 20, Nishi 10, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0020, Japan.
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