Molecular characterization of feline Hepatozoon species from Brazil.
Feline Hepatozoon species from Brazil was molecular identified and characterized for the first time in São Paulo state, Brazil. Partial sequences of the 18S rRNA gene from the Hepatozoon from three naturally infected cats were analyzed. Sequences revealed that feline Hepatozoon was closely related to the canine Hepatozoon canis from Brazil.
Rubini
Adriano Stefani
AS
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Parasitologia, 18618-000 Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Dos Santos Paduan
Karina
K
Perez
Regina Raquel
RR
Ribolla
Paulo Eduardo Martins
PE
O'Dwyer
Lucia Helena
LH
D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001938:Brazil; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D002415:Cats; D003044:Coccidia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017931:DNA Primers; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D005784:Gene Amplification; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D016053:RNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis*; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000032:analysis*
D017931:DNA Primers; D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D016053:RNA, Protozoan; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S