Journal article
Novel Eimeria sp. isolated from a King's skink (Egernia kingii) in Western Australia
Experimental Parasitology, Vol.133(2), pp.162-165
2013
Abstract
A novel Eimeria sp. was identified in faeces collected from a King's skink (. Egernia kingii) housed at the Kanyana Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Western Australia. Oocysts measure 17.0 × 15.0μm with a length/width ratio (L/W) of 1.13. Phylogenetic analysis of 18S rRNA sequences indicated that the novel Eimeria sp. shared the highest genetic similarity to Eimeria antrozoi and Eimeria rioarribaensis from vespertilionid bats from North America (s≥98.9%). At the COI locus, bat-derived sequences were not available and phylogenetic analysis placed the novel Eimeria sp. in a clade by itself and shared 98.8% similarity with the rodent-derived species E. falciformis and E. vermiformis. This suggests that the isolate from the King's skink's faeces was probably derived from a mammal, possibly a rodent or a bat.
Details
- Title
- Novel Eimeria sp. isolated from a King's skink (Egernia kingii) in Western Australia
- Authors/Creators
- R. Yang (Author/Creator)B. Brice (Author/Creator)M.D. Bennett (Author/Creator)A.D. Elliot (Author/Creator)U. Ryan (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Experimental Parasitology, Vol.133(2), pp.162-165
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Identifiers
- 991005542769907891
- Copyright
- © 2012 Elsevier Inc.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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