In vitro cultivation of a Theileria species from a roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus).
Parasitol Res
; 105(6): 1755-7, 2009 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Here we describe the in vitro isolation, propagation, and characterization of a Theileria species from roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus). Cultures were initiated using parts of a prescapular lymph node of an infected roan antelope. After 16 days of culture propagation, the first subculture was carried out; thereafter, subcultures were carried out twice a week. Standard methods for the cultivation of Theileria macroschizonts were applied. DNA was extracted from culture material and a partial polymerase chain reaction amplification of the 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene was carried out using Theileria genus-specific primers. It has been shown that Theileria sp. (roan) had high levels of nucleic acid identity with sequence data of the 18S rRNA gene of a Theileria sp. previously isolated from a sable antelope. The phylogenetic analysis showed that this isolate is closely related to several undescribed Theileria spp. which have previously been identified from a dog and some other antelope species in South Africa.
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Coleções:
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Parasitologia
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Ruminantes
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Theileria
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Parasitol Res
Assunto da revista:
PARASITOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
África do Sul