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ArticleSystematic parasitology2024

Cytauxzoon brasiliensis sp. nov. (Apicomplexa: Theileriidae), a new species infecting a little-spotted-cat (Leopardus tigrinus) (Carnivora: Felidae) from Brazil.

Matheus Almeida Duarte, Camila Manoel de Oliveira, Sandy Menezes Honorato, Liliane Maria do Rosario Batista, Janaína Tavares Mendonça, Davi Emanuel Ribeiro de Sousa, Liria Queiroz Luz Hirano, Marcos Rogério André, Márcio Botelho de Castro, Giane Regina Paludo

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Article in Systematic parasitology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Matheus Almeida DuarteLaboratório de Patologia Clínica Veterinária, Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária (FAV/UnB), Universidade de Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, Brasília, Distrito Federal, CEP: 70910-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7779-8423
Camila Manoel de OliveiraLaboratório de Patologia Clínica Veterinária, Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária (FAV/UnB), Universidade de Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, Brasília, Distrito Federal, CEP: 70910-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9494-4755
Sandy Menezes HonoratoLaboratório de Patologia Clínica Veterinária, Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária (FAV/UnB), Universidade de Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, Brasília, Distrito Federal, CEP: 70910-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1603-805X
Liliane Maria do Rosario BatistaLaboratório de Patologia Clínica Veterinária, Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária (FAV/UnB), Universidade de Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, Brasília, Distrito Federal, CEP: 70910-900, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0007-9246-3529
Janaína Tavares MendonçaLaboratório de Patologia Clínica Veterinária, Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária (FAV/UnB), Universidade de Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, Brasília, Distrito Federal, CEP: 70910-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5385-227X
Davi Emanuel Ribeiro de SousaLaboratório de Patologia Veterinária, Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária (FAV/UnB), Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1237-0693
Liria Queiroz Luz HiranoHospital Veterinário, Setor de Animais Silvestres, Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária (FAV/UnB), Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9438-7538
Marcos Rogério AndréVector-Borne Bioagents Laboratory (VBBL), Departamento de Patologia Veterinária, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinarian Júlio de Mesquita Filho (FCAV/UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1713-5222
Márcio Botelho de CastroLaboratório de Patologia Veterinária, Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária (FAV/UnB), Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3996-0856
Giane Regina PaludoLaboratório de Patologia Clínica Veterinária, Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária (FAV/UnB), Universidade de Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, Brasília, Distrito Federal, CEP: 70910-900, Brazil. giane@unb.br.ORCID 0000-0002-9112-1718

Funding

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior Finance Code 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytauxzoon spp. have been detected in Brazil infecting mainly asymptomatic domestic cats and wild felids. However, the supposed genetic similarity with the pathogenic Cytauxzoon felis is questionable because it is based on analysis of short sequences of the 18S rRNA gene. Herein, we describe a novel Cytauxzoon species infecting an asymptomatic little-spotted-cat (Leopardus tigrinus) based on morphological, histopathological, and molecular analyses. The animal was attended presenting a history of a run-over with multiple traumas. Although the little-spotted-cat was stabilized, he died a few days later. Ring-shaped merozoites within erythrocytes were found on blood smears and in the abdominal effusion. In addition, schizonts were observed in histiocytes in the liver. Phylogenetic analyses based on both near-complete 18S rRNA and cytb genes positioned the obtained sequences in a unique clade, albeit closely related to Cytauxzoon felis from the USA. Genetic divergences ranging from 0.004 and 0.067-0.068 were found between the near-complete 18S rRNA and cytb sequences of Cytauxzoon sp. detected in the little-spotted-cat and C. felis, respectively. This study evidenced the circulation of a novel Cytauxzoon species, herein named Cytauxzoon brasiliensis sp. nov., in an asymptomatic wild felid species from Brazil. Further studies are necessary to identify Cytauxzoon species from domestic and wild felids in the country.

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PhylogenyRNA, Ribosomal, 18SAnimalsBrazilFelidaeMaleProtozoan Infections, AnimalSpecies SpecificityRNA, Ribosomal, 18S

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