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| Suganuma, Keisuke; Narantsatsral, Sandagdorj; Battur, Banzragch; Yamasaki, Shino; Otgonsuren, Davaajav; Musinguzi, Simon Peter; Davaasuren, Batdorj; Battsetseg, Badgar; Inoue, Noboru. |
| Background: Trypanosoma equiperdum causes dourine via sexual transmission in Equidae. T. equiperdum is classified under the subgenus Trypanozoon along with the T. brucei sspp. and T. evansi; however, the species classification of Trypanozoon remains a controversial topic due to the limited number of T. equiperdum reference strains. In addition, it is possible that some were misclassified T. evansi strains. Thus, there is a strong need for a new T. equiperdum strain directly isolated from the genital mucosa of a horse with a clinically-and parasitologically-confirmed dourine infection. Methods: Trypanosomes isolated from the urethral tract of a stallion with suspected dourine, were directly cultivated using soft agarose media at 37 degrees C in 5 % CO2. For... |
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Palavras-chave: Dourine; In vitro culture; Maxicircle DNA; Mongolia; Soft agarose media; Trypanosoma equiperdum. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/4442 |
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| Suganuma, Keisuke; Yamasaki, Shino; Molefe, Nthatisi Innocentia; Musinguzi, Peter Simon; Davaasuren, Batdorj; Mossaad, Ehab; Narantsatsral, Sandagdorj; Battur, Banzragch; Battsetseg, Badgar; Inoue, Noboru. |
| Dourine is caused by Trypanosoma equiperdum via coitus with an infected horse. Although dourine is distributed in Equidae worldwide and is listed as an internationally important animal disease by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), no effective treatment strategies have been established. In addition, there are no reports on drug discovery, because no drug screening system exists for this parasite. A new T.?equiperdum strain was recently isolated from the genital organ of a stallion that showed typical symptoms of dourine. In the present study, we adapted T.?equiperdum IVM-t1 from soft agarose media to HMI-9 liquid media to develop a drug screening assay for T.?equiperdum. An intracellular ATP-based luciferase assay using CellTiter-Glo reagent... |
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Palavras-chave: Colorimetric assay; Drug screening system; Liquid culture; Luciferase assay; Trypanosoma equiperdum. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/4538 |
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| Tuvshintulga, Bumduuren; Sivakumar, Thillaiampalam; Battsetseg, Badgar; Narantsatsaral, Sandag-ochir; Enkhtaivan, Batsaikhan; Battur, Banzragch; Hayashida, Kyoko; Okubo, Kazuhiro; Ishizaki, Takahiro; Inoue, Noboru; Igarashi, Ikuo; Yokoyama, Naoaki. |
| Babesia microti is a tick-transmitted zoonotic hemoprotozoan parasite. In the present study, we investigated B. microti infection in questing ticks in Mongolia. A total of 219 questing ticks were collected from three different Mongolian provinces (Bayan-Olgii, Khovsgol, and Selenge). Of these, 63 from Selenge were identified as Ixodes persulcatus, while the remaining 156 (from all three provinces) were identified as Dermacentor nuttalli. When the tick DNA samples were screened using a B. microti-specific nested PCR, 19 (30.2%) of the 63 I. persulcatus ticks were found to be B. microti-positive. The parasite was not detected in D. nuttalli. Subsequently, the 18S rRNA, cox1, and tufA sequences of B. microti were amplified, sequenced, and subjected to... |
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Palavras-chave: 18S rRNA; B. microti; Cox1; Mongolia; Ticks; TufA. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/4554 |
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| Liyanagunawardena, Nilukshi; Sivakumar, Thillaiampalam; Kothalawala, Hemal; Silva, Seekkuge Susil Priyantha; Battsetseg, Badgar; Dinh Thi Bich Lan; Inoue, Noboru; Igarashi, Ikuo; Yokoyama, Naoaki. |
| Babesia bovis is the most virulent Babesia organism, resulting in a high mortality rate in cattle. The genetic diversity of B. bovis merozoite surface antigens (MSAs), such as MSA-1, MSA-2b, and MSA-2c, might be linked to altered immune profiles in the host animals. The present study aimed to develop type-specific PCR assays for Asian msa-1 genotypes, thereby re-analyzing the genetic diversity of msa-1 in Sri Lanka, Mongolia, and Vietnam. Specific primers were designed for nine Asian msa-1 genotypes, which had been detected based on the phylogeny constructed using msa-1 gene sequences retrieved from the GenBank database. Specificity of the type-specific PCR assays was confirmed using plasmids containing the inserts of msa-1 gene fragments that represent... |
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Palavras-chave: Asia; Babesia bovis; Genetic diversity; Msa-1; Type-specific PCR. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/4489 |
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