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| MATSUMOTO, Kotaro; TAKEUCHI, Toshihiko; YOKOYAMA, Naoaki; KATAGIRI, Yoshito; OOSHIRO, Mamoru; ZAKIMI, Satoshi; Gaowa; KAWAMORI, Fumihiko; OHASHI, Norio; INOKUMA, Hisashi. |
| We collected a total of 206 Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks by flagging in pastures in Yonaguni Island, Okinawa, Japan, in April 2008. Four of the 206 tick DNA samples tested were positive in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) screening for the 16SrRNA gene of Anaplasmataceae. Partial sequences of 4 PCR products were identical to each other. Longer sequences of the 16SrRNA gene were successfully determined in 2 of the 4 tick samples, and the obtained 1,392 bp and 1,300 bp sequences revealed high similarity to the 16SrRNA gene sequences of the validated Ehrlichia species, including Ehrlichia ewingii, E. chaffeensis, and E. canis (98.3–98.6%). We also sequenced 1,304 bp of the groEL gene from the 2 tick samples, and found that these had the highest similarity... |
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Palavras-chave: 16SrRNA; Ehrlichia; GroEL; Haemaphysalis longicornis. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/3581 |
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| YOKOYAMA, Naoaki; UENO, Akio; MIZUNO, Daisuke; KUBOKI, Noritaka; KHUKHUU, Altangerel; IGARASHI, Ikuo; MIYAHARA, Tokuji; SHIRAISHI, Takashi; KUDO, Ryuta; OSHIRO, Mamoru; ZAKIMI, Satoshi; SUGIMOTO, Chihiro; MATSUMOTO, Kotaro; INOKUMA, Hisashi; 横山, 直明; 五十嵐, 郁男; 松本, 高太郎; 猪熊, 壽. |
| Theileria orientalis is a benign protozoan species that is widely distributed in Japan, yet sometimes causes serious economic losses in the livestock industry. In this study, we conducted a molecular survey based on genes encoding the major piroplasm surface protein (MPSP) and p23 for T. orientalis detected in cattle grazing in southern areas of Japan, consisting of 2 farms in Kumamoto prefecture (Aso and Kuma districts) and 3 farms in Okinawa prefecture (Ishigaki, Iriomote, and Yonaguni Islands). High prevalence rates of T. orientalis infection were shown in all the cattle populations using the diagnostic MPSP- and p23-PCR assays. Phylogenetic analyses revealed 4 MPSP genotypes and 3 p23 genotypes. Furthermore, MPSP genotype-specific PCR methods were... |
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Palavras-chave: Cattle; Genotype-specific PCR; Japan; MPSP gene; Theileria orientalis. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/3584 |
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