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At least two genetically distinct large Babesia species infective to sheep and goats in China by A.H. Liu; H. Yin; G.Q. Guan; L. Schnittger; Z.J. Liu; M.L. Ma; Z.S. Dang; J.L. Liu; Q.Y. Ren; Q. Bai; J.S. Ahmed; J.X. Luo is a Immunology and Microbiology article available to read on EtoBox.
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A fatal disease of sheep and goats in the northern part of China has been reported to be due to Babesia ovis. However, some characteristics of the causative agent in recent reports are not in accordance with the original attributes ascribed to this parasite. Therefore, the 18S small subunit ribosomal RNA (18S rRNA) genes of a number of Babesia isolates in China were sequenced and compared with that of other Babesia and Theileria species in an attempt to clarify their taxonomic position. In the present study, seven Babesia isolates were collected from distinct areas of northern China, and the 18S rRNA genes were amplified and sequenced. The phylogenetic trees were inferred based on 18S rRNA gene sequences of the Chinese ovine Babesia isolates and some of ovine Babesia and Theileria species available in GenBank. In the phylogenetic tree, Babesia sp. isolates from Madang, Tianzhu, Lintan, Ningxian, Hebei and Liaoning all grouped with B. motasi with 88.2-99.9% identity, while Babesia sp. Xinjiang grouped in a separate clade between B. ovis and B. crassa with 79.7-81.2% identity. The results indicated that there are at least two distinct Babesia species groups-B. motasi and Babesia sp.
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- Author
- A.H. Liu; H. Yin; G.Q. Guan; L. Schnittger; Z.J. Liu; M.L. Ma; Z.S. Dang; J.L. Liu; Q.Y. Ren; Q. Bai; J.S. Ahmed; J.X. Luo
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0304-4017)
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Immunology and Microbiology (Life Sciences)