Molecular characterization of Babesia kiwiensis from the Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)

R. Jefferies; J. Down; L. McInnes; U. Ryan; H. Robertson; R. Jakob-Hoff; P. Irwin

doi:10.1645/GE-1344.1

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Molecular characterization of Babesia kiwiensis from the Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)

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Molecular characterization of Babesia kiwiensis from the Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)

R. Jefferies, J. Down, L. McInnes, U. Ryan, H. Robertson, R. Jakob-Hoff and P. Irwin

Journal of Parasitology, Vol.94(2), pp.557-560

2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-1344.1

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Abstract

To further investigate the recently described avian piroplasm, Babesia kiwiensis, blood samples were collected from 13 wild-caught and 8 zoo-captive brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) and screened for the presence of piroplasm DNA using a nested-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting the 18S rRNA gene of most members of Piroplasmida. All captive birds gave a negative PCR result, while 12 wild-caught birds were PCR positive. The nearly full-length 18S rRNA gene for B. kiwiensis was sequenced. Upon phylogenetic analysis, it was found to belong to the babesid group of piroplasms and was ancestral, yet genetically similar, to the Babesia cams-related species. An insight into the current taxonomy of the avian piroplasms is also given. An Ixodes anatis tick collected from 1 of the North Island brown kiwi was also screened using PCR and was found to be positive for B. kiwiensis DNA.

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Title: Molecular characterization of Babesia kiwiensis from the Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)
Authors/Creators: R. Jefferies (Author/Creator)
J. Down (Author/Creator)
L. McInnes (Author/Creator)
U. Ryan (Author/Creator)
H. Robertson (Author/Creator)
R. Jakob-Hoff (Author/Creator)
P. Irwin (Author/Creator)
Publication Details: Journal of Parasitology, Vol.94(2), pp.557-560
Publisher: American Society of Parasitologists
Identifiers: 991005545467507891
Copyright: © American Society of Parasitologists 2008.
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Citation topics: 1 Clinical & Life Sciences; 1.258 Zoonotic Diseases; 1.258.227 Tick-borne Pathogens
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