title: Divergence of p33/34 gene of Theileria found in Cervus nippon in Japan.
abstract: The 18S rRNA gene and the piroplasm major immunodominant protein gene (p33/34) of Theileria from various subspecies of sika deer in 8 different locations of Japan were analyzed. The similarity between 633 bp partial sequences of the 18S rRNA gene among various subspecies of sika deer was found to be between 99.7% and 100%. While the percent identities of the 412 bp partial p33/34 gene sequence and deduced amino acid sequences between Theileria of sika deer from Yamaguchi Prefecture and those found in deer from other Prefectures, were comparatively low, 68.7% to 70.1% and 64.1% to 70.0% respectively. These findings suggest that there are at least two genetically distinct strains of Theileria of sika deer in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan. inokuma@obihiro.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inokuma
authors.forename: Miwa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hosoi
authors.forename: Kazuhito
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Itamoto
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okuda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003670:Deer / Q000469:parasitology*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics; D016794:Theileria / Q000235:genetics*; D013801:Theileriasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*
chemical_list: D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S