Occurrence of Theileria and Babesia species in water buffalo (Bubalus babalis, Linnaeus, 1758) in the Hubei province, South China

dc.contributor.authorHe, Lan
dc.contributor.authorFeng, Hui-Hui
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Wen-Jie
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Qing-Li
dc.contributor.authorFang, Rui
dc.contributor.authorWang, Li-Xia
dc.contributor.authorTu, Pan
dc.contributor.authorZhou, Yan-Qin
dc.contributor.authorZhao, Jun-Long
dc.contributor.authorOosthuizen, Marinda C.
dc.contributor.emailmarinda.oosthuizen@up.ac.zaen
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-18T10:56:33Z
dc.date.available2011-11-18T10:56:33Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThe presence and prevalence of tick-borne haemoparasites in water buffalo from the Hubei province, south China was investigated using the reverse line blot (RLB) hybridization assay and phylogenetic analysis of the parasite 18S rRNA gene. Theileria buffeli (19.1%) was the most frequently found species in all of the locations, followed by Babesia orientalis (8.9%), B. bovis (1.0%) and B. bigemina (0.7%). Only 12 (3.9%) of the samples had mixed infections. Eleven samples with single infections were selected for further characterization using 18S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the eight T. buffeli 18S rRNA gene sequences obtained grouped into four clusters, of which three grouped with the known T. buffeli types B and D. The remaining five grouped separately from the previously describe T. buffeli types, constituting new T. buffeli types. The two B. bigemina 18S rRNA gene sequences obtained grouped closely with B. bigemina Kunming; this serves as the first report of B. bigemina in the Hubei province. The B. orientalis Daye 18S rRNA gene sequence obtained grouped closely with the previously reported B. orientalis Wuhan strain and with Babesia sp. Kashi1 and Kashi2.en
dc.description.librarianab2012en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe study was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, the grant No. is 30972575), Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest (201003060-6). It was also partially funded by the South African National Research Foundation (NRF), SA-China cooperation programme (grant nr 67147) awarded to Dr Marinda C. Oosthuizen.en
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dc.identifier.citationHe, L, Feng, H, Zhang, W, Zhanga, Q, Fang, R, Wang, L, Tu, P, Zhou, Y, Zhao, J & Oosthuizen, MC 2011, ' Occurrence of Theileria and Babesia species in water buffalo (Bubalus babalis, Linnaeus, 1758) in the Hubei province, South China', Veterinary Parasitology (2011), doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.11.021.en
dc.identifier.issn0304-4017
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.11.021
dc.identifier.other7004592997
dc.identifier.otherN-8706-2014
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/17605
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.en
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dc.rights© 2011 Published by Elsevier B.V.en
dc.subjectReverse line blot hybridization assayen
dc.subjectPhylogenetic treeen
dc.subject.lcshBabesiaen
dc.subject.lcshTheileriaen
dc.subject.lcshWater buffalo -- Chinaen
dc.titleOccurrence of Theileria and Babesia species in water buffalo (Bubalus babalis, Linnaeus, 1758) in the Hubei province, South Chinaen
dc.typePostprint Articleen

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