title: Molecular characterization of feline Hepatozoon species from Brazil.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Parasitologia, 18618-000 Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Adriano Stefani
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Rubini
authors.forename: Karina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dos Santos Paduan
authors.forename: Regina Raquel
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.forename: Paulo Eduardo Martins
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Ribolla
authors.forename: Lucia Helena
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: O'Dwyer
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D016053:RNA, Protozoan; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S