Severe amoebic placentitis in a horse caused by an Acanthamoeba hatchetti isolate identified using next-generation sequencing.
A case of amoebic placentitis in a mare from eastern Australia was diagnosed postpartum by histopathological examination of the placenta. The identity of the etiological agent was confirmed as Acanthamoeba hatchetti by use of diversity profiling based on a next-generation sequencing approach.
Vetnostics, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia.
Angela P
AP
Begg
Vetnostics, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia.
Kristen
K
Todhunter
Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Shannon L
SL
Donahoe
Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Mark
M
Krockenberger
Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia jan.slapeta@sydney.edu.au.
Jan
J
Slapeta
D000048:Acanthamoeba / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D059014:High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D006736:Horses; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*
D016054:DNA, Protozoan