Journal article
Trypanosoma teixeirae: A new species belonging to the T. cruzi clade causing trypanosomosis in an Australian little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus)
Veterinary Parasitology, Vol.223, pp.214-221
2016
Abstract
Little is known about the genetic diversity and pathogenicity of trypanosomes in Australian bats. Recently a novel trypanosome species was identified in an adult female little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) with clinical and pathological evidence of trypanosomosis. The present study used morphology and molecular methods to demonstrate that this trypanosome is a distinct species and we propose the name Trypanosoma teixeirae sp. n. Morphological comparison showed that its circulating trypomastigotes were significantly different from those of Trypanosoma pteropi and Trypanosoma hipposideri, two species previously described from Australian bats. Genetic information was not available for T. pteropi and T. hipposideri but phylogenetic analyses at the 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) and glycosomal glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase (gGAPDH) loci indicated that T. teixeirae sp. n. was genetically distinct and clustered with other bat-derived trypanosome species within the Trypanosoma cruzi clade.
Details
- Title
- Trypanosoma teixeirae: A new species belonging to the T. cruzi clade causing trypanosomosis in an Australian little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus)
- Authors/Creators
- A. Barbosa (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityJ.T. Mackie (Author/Creator) - Vepalabs, 36 Balaclava Street, Woolloongabba, Queensland 4102, Australia.R. Stenner (Author/Creator) - Australia ZooA. Gillett (Author/Creator) - Australia ZooP. Irwin (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityU. Ryan (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Veterinary Parasitology, Vol.223, pp.214-221
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Identifiers
- 991005544742107891
- Copyright
- © 2016 Elsevier B.V.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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