title: Besnoitia sp. (Protozoa:Toxoplasmatinae) from Akodon montensis (Rodentia:Cricetidae) in Santa Catarina State, Brazil.
abstract: Tissue cysts of Besnoitia sp. were found in muscles and several organs from a naturally infected Akodon montensis captured in the rural area of the municipality of Timbó, Santa Catarina State, in southern Brazil. Indirect fluorescence and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays carried out with sera from mice chronically infected with Toxoplasma gondii and Besnoitia sp. showed, as expected, a stronger reaction against homologous than heterologous antigens. No cross-protection was observed in mice immunized with T. gondii when challenged with Besnoitia sp. This is the first description of a natural infection of A. montensis by parasites of the genus Besnoitia sp. in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Grisard
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Elsaid
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Tafuri
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Steindel
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Vitor
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000276:immunology; D003411:Arvicolinae / Q000469:parasitology*; D001938:Brazil; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D021741:Eimeriida / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / Q000662:veterinary; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan