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ArticleParasitology2021

A new subspecies of

John Ellis, Joel Barratt, Alexa Kaufer, Lauren Pearn, Brigette Armstrong, Michael Johnson, Yasunori Park, Lara Downey, Maisie Cao, Levina Neill and 5 more

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Article in Parasitology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Genetic diversity of cervidParasitology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

John EllisSchool of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7328-4831
Joel BarrattSchool of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8711-2408
Alexa KauferSchool of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW, Australia.
Lauren PearnSchool of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW, Australia.
Brigette ArmstrongSchool of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW, Australia.
Michael JohnsonSchool of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW, Australia.
Yasunori ParkSchool of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW, Australia.
Lara DowneyDepartment of Microbiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.
Maisie CaoDepartment of Microbiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.
Levina NeillNSW Health Pathology, ICPMR, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
Rogan LeeCentre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, ICPMR, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
Bethany EllisResearch School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Kevin TylerNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0647-8158
Zhao-Rong LunCenter for Parasitic Organisms, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou510275, China.
Damien StarkDepartment of Microbiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previously, it was suggested that haemadipsid leeches represent an important vector of trypanosomes amongst native animals in Australia. Consequently, Chtonobdella bilineata leeches were investigated for the presence of trypanosome species by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), DNA sequencing and in vitro isolation. Phylogenetic analysis ensued to further define the populations present. PCR targeting the 28S rDNA demonstrated that over 95% of C. bilineata contained trypanosomes; diversity profiling by deep amplicon sequencing of 18S rDNA indicated the presence of four different clusters related to the Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) theileri. Novy–MacNeal–Nicolle slopes with liquid overlay were used to isolate trypanosomes into culture that proved similar in morphology to Trypanosoma cyclops in that they contained a large numbers of acidocalcisomes. Phylogeny of 18S rDNA/GAPDH/ND5 DNA sequences from primary cultures and subclones showed the trypanosomes were monophyletic, with T. cyclops as a sister group. Blood-meal analysis of leeches showed that leeches primarily contained blood from swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolour), human (Homo sapiens) or horse (Equus sp.). The leech C. bilineata is a host for at least five lineages of Trypanosoma sp. and these are monophyletic with T. cyclops; we propose Trypanosoma cyclops australiensis as a subspecies of T. cyclops based on genetic similarity and biogeography considerations.

Indexed as

Host-Parasite InteractionsAnimalsDNA, ProtozoanDNA, RibosomalLeechesNew South WalesPolymerase Chain ReactionTrypanosomaDNA, ProtozoanDNA, RibosomalDiversityleechphylogenyswamp wallabyTrypanosomaTrypanosoma cyclops

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PMID33843511
PMCPMC8311967

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