NDLI: Prevalence of Haemoproteus spp. (Apicomplexa: Haemoproteidae) in tortoises in Brazil and its molecular phylogeny

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Author	Martinele, Isabel Tostes, Raquel Castro, Rômulo D’Agosto, Marta
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Captive terrestrial tortoises of the species Chelonoidis carbonaria (n = 17) and Chelonoidis denticulata (n = 37) in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, were examined for hematozoans by using a combination of microscopic and molecular methods. Microscopic examination revealed young intra-erythrocytic forms in blood smears from both species of tortoises. The results of PCR, sequencing, and phylogenetic analysis indicated that these parasites belonged to the Haemoproteus spp., whose observed prevalence was 17.6 % in C. carbonaria and 13.5 % in C. denticulata. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that these sequences formed a clade that was grouped with other sequences of Haemoproteus spp. parasites in birds, separate from the clade formed by Haemoproteus spp. of reptiles. This study expands the information regarding the occurrence and distribution of hemosporidia in turtles and is the first study of blood parasites in C. carbonaria.
Starting Page	249
Ending Page	254
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09320113
Journal	Parasitology Research
Volume Number	115
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	14321955
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2015-09-11
Publisher Place	Berlin/Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Chelonoidis carbonaria Chelonoidis denticulata Red-footed tortoise Yellow-footed tortoise Hemoparasites Chelonian Medical Microbiology Microbiology Immunology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Infectious Diseases Veterinary Parasitology Insect Science

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