First report of Sarcocystis halieti (Apicomplexa) in bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)
At least three Sarcocystis species (S. falcatula, S. halieti and S. wobeseri -like) have been detected infecting raptorial birds. By histopathology and PCR-sequencing of the ITS1 marker, S. halieti was detected in a bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) and a black kite (Milvus migrans) from the Catal...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Data de publicação: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositório: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:308436 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/308436 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1007/s11259-023-10191-1 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Apicomplexa Sarcocystis Raptorial birds ITS1 Phylogeny |
| Resumo: | At least three Sarcocystis species (S. falcatula, S. halieti and S. wobeseri -like) have been detected infecting raptorial birds. By histopathology and PCR-sequencing of the ITS1 marker, S. halieti was detected in a bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) and a black kite (Milvus migrans) from the Catalonia region in North Spain. The 241 bp-long sequences obtained from the Sarcocystis organisms detected in both raptors showed 97.5-99.6% and 97.9-100% similarity with those of previously identified S. halieti ; also, the phylogenetic trees generated placed the identified sequences together with other sequences of S. halieti available in GenBank. In sum, the description of the bearded vulture as a new intermediate host for S. halieti adds new insights on the complex epidemiology of the genus involving avian hosts. |
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