title: First molecular identification and phylogeny of a Babesia sp. from a symptomatic sow (Sus scrofa Linnaeus 1758).
abstract: Porcine babesiosis is a widespread yet overlooked disease causing economic losses in many regions of the world. To date, the etiological agent of porcine babesiosis has not been molecularly characterized. Here, we provide the first molecular characterization of a piroplasm detected in a symptomatic sow, phylogenetically closely related to the Ungulibabesids. Results pave the way for future molecular epidemiology studies.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Patologia e Clinica Veterinaria dell'Università degli Studi di Sassari, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Sassari, Italy.
authors.forename: Rosanna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zobba
authors.forename: Maria Luisa Pinna
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Parpaglia
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spezzigu
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pittau
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alberti
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001403:Babesia / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D016053:RNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D034421:Sus scrofa
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D016053:RNA, Protozoan; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S