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ArticleParasitology2020

The host-specificity of

Ronel Pienaar, Antoinette Josemans, Abdalla A Latif, Ben J Mans

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Article in Parasitology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Molecular detection and characterization of a novel Theileria genotype in Dama GazelleInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2023
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  4. Polyclonal antibody-based immunohistochemical detection of intraleukocyticJournal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2021
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  7. Investigations into the carrier-state ofInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ronel PienaarEpidemiology, Parasites and Vectors, Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Research, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa.
Antoinette JosemansEpidemiology, Parasites and Vectors, Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Research, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa.
Abdalla A LatifSchool of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, Westville, South Africa.
Ben J MansEpidemiology, Parasites and Vectors, Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Research, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-0177-0029
Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute · ZAUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal · ZAUniversity of South Africa · ZA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tick-borne diseases caused by Theileria are of economic importance in domestic and wildlife ruminants. The majority of Theileria infects a limited number of host species, supporting the concept of host specificity. However, some Theileria seem to be generalists challenging the host specificity paradigm, such as Theileria sp. (sable) reported from various vertebrate hosts, including African buffalo, cattle, dogs and different antelope species. We tested the hypothesis that T. sp. (sable) uses Bovidae as hosts in general using a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay specific for T. sp. (sable) and a closely related genotype: T. sp. (sable-like). Various antelope species from the Tragelaphini (black wildebeest, blesbuck, blue wildebeest, gemsbuck, sable and waterbuck) tested positive for either T. sp. (sable) or T. sp. (sable-like). However, no African buffalo (n = 238) or cattle (n = 428) sampled in the current study tested positive, suggesting that these latter species are not carrier hosts. The results were confirmed using next-generation sequencing which also indicated at least 13 new genotypes or species found in various antelope and giraffes. Genotypes were found in single host species or in evolutionarily related hosts, suggesting that host specificity in Theileria may be a lineage specific phenomenon likely associated with tick-host-parasite co-evolution.

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AnimalsAntelopesGiraffesHost SpecificityReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Ribosomal, 18SRuminantsSensitivity and SpecificityTheileriaTheileriasisRNA, Ribosomal, 18SBovidaenext-generation sequencingreal-time PCRTheileria sp. (sable)Theileria sp. (sable-like)

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PMID31566155
PMCPMC10317675
OpenAlexW2977703387

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