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ArticleParasitology research2017

First molecular detection and characterization of Hepatozoon and Sarcocystis spp. in field mice and voles from Japan.

Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed Moustafa, Michito Shimozuru, Wessam Mohamed, Kyle Rueben Taylor, Ryo Nakao, Mariko Sashika, Toshio Tsubota

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed MoustafaLaboratory of Wildlife Biology and Medicine, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, North 18 West 9, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0818, Japan.
Michito ShimozuruLaboratory of Wildlife Biology and Medicine, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, North 18 West 9, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0818, Japan.
Wessam MohamedDivision of bioinformatics, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, North 20 West 10, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0020, Japan.
Kyle Rueben TaylorDepartment of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.
Ryo NakaoLaboratory of Parasitology, Department of Disease Control, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, North 18 West 9, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0818, Japan.
Mariko SashikaLaboratory of Wildlife Biology and Medicine, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, North 18 West 9, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0818, Japan.
Toshio TsubotaLaboratory of Wildlife Biology and Medicine, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, North 18 West 9, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0818, Japan. tsubota@vetmed.hokudai.ac.jp.
Hokkaido University · JPSouth Valley University · EGWashington State University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sarcocystis and Hepatozoon species are protozoan parasites that are frequently detected in domestic and wild animals. Rodents are considered common intermediate and paratenic hosts for several Sarcocystis and Hepatozoon species. Here, blood DNA samples from a total of six rodents, including one Myodes rutilus, one Myodes rufocanus, and four Apodemus speciosus, collected from Hokkaido, Japan, were shown by conventional PCR of the 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene to contain Sarcocystis and Hepatozoon DNA. Sequencing of the DNA detected one Sarcocystis sp. in the M. rufocanus sample and two different Hepatozoon spp. in the M. rutilus and A. speciosus samples. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the detected Sarcocystis sp. sequence grouped with GenBank Sarcocystis sequences from rodents, snakes, and raccoons from Japan and China. The 18S rRNA partial gene sequences of both detected Hepatozoon spp. clustered with GenBank Hepatozoon sequences from snakes, geckos and voles in Europe, Africa, and Asia. This study provides evidence that wild rodents have a role in the maintenance of Sarcocystis and Hepatozoon species on the island of Hokkaido.

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AnimalsAnimals, WildArvicolinaeEucoccidiidaJapanLizardsMurinaePhylogenyRNA, Ribosomal, 18SSarcocystisSequence Analysis, DNASnakesRNA, Ribosomal, 18SHepatozoonPrey-predator transmissionSarcocystisWild rodents

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