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ArticleParasites & vectors2024

Organellar genome dynamics of exogenous stages of Eimeria tenella.

Perryn S Kruth, Taylor Lane, John R Barta

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Perryn S KruthUniversity of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
Taylor LaneUniversity of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
John R BartaUniversity of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada. jbarta@uoguelph.ca.

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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada 400566Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (PGS-D) PGSD3-547993-2020Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs UG-T2-2021-102010Ontario Veterinary College 0663152
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Abstract

backgroundCoccidia are a group of intracellular protozoal parasites within the phylum Apicomplexa. Eimeria tenella, one of the species that cause intestinal coccidiosis in poultry, can cause significant mortality and morbidity. Diploid oocysts of Eimeria species are shed in the feces of an infected host and must sporulate to achieve infectivity. This process results in eight haploid infectious units, called sporozoites, held within a single oocyst. Each Eimeria spp. parasite possesses a single apicoplast and a single mitochondrion, both of which carry multiple copies of their respective organellar genomes. Reports of copy numbers of organellar genomes have varied widely.

methodsWe report the application of quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), supported by next-generation sequencing, for the quantification of the extranuclear genomes relative to the nuclear genome over the course of sporulation and following its completion.

resultsAt 64 elapsed hours, 93.0% of oocysts were fully sporulated; no increase in percent sporulation was observed after this time. Apicoplast relative genome copy number showed several significant shifts up to 72 elapsed hours, after which no significant shifts were observed. Oocysts were shed with approximately 60% the amount of apicoplast DNA present at 72 h, after which point no significant shifts in apicoplast genome relative abundance occurred. Mitogenome relative copy number showed only two significant shifts, from 16 to 24 elapsed hours and from 24 to 32 elapsed hours. Oocysts were shed with approximately 28% the amount of mitochondrial DNA that was present at the time sporulation was deemed morphologically complete, at 64 elapsed hours.

conclusionsThe characterization of the dynamics of genome abundance in exogenous stages sheds new light on the basic biology of Eimeria spp. and supports the use of extranuclear targets for molecular modes of parasite quantification and identification with improved sensitivity and accuracy.

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ApicoplastsCoccidiosisEimeria tenellaGenome, ProtozoanOocystsAnimalsChickensDNA, ProtozoanFecesHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingPoultry DiseasesSporozoitesDNA, ProtozoanApicomplexaApicoplastCoccidiosisDNA copy number variationsEimeriaOocysts

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PMID39396981
PMCPMC11476305

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