Diversity of Haemogregarine Parasites Infecting Brazilian Anurans, with a Description of New Species of Dactylosoma (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Dactylosomatidae)

dc.contributor.authorÚngari, Letícia Pereira [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorNetherlands, Edward Charles
dc.contributor.authorSantos, André Luiz Quagliatto
dc.contributor.authorde Alcantara, Edna Paulino [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorEmmerich, Enzo [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorda Silva, Reinaldo José [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorO´Dwyer, Lucia Helena [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of the Free State
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-29T13:25:08Z
dc.date.available2023-07-29T13:25:08Z
dc.date.issued2022-12-01
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Brazilian anurans are considered the most diverse and species rich around the world. Although in recent years there has been a strong focus on research related to this group of animals, their parasites have not received the same attention. Thus, this study aimed to provide morphological and molecular data on haemogregarines biodiversity infecting Brazilian anurans. Methods: During 2020, 116 anurans were collected from four Brazilian States and their blood and fragment of organs were screened for haemogregarine parasites. Results: From the total, seven (6.03%) animals were found infected with species of Hepatozoon and Dactylosoma. Based on the morphological and molecular analysis, four anurans were found infected with Hepatozoon latrensis. The phylogenetic analysis has shown the isolates from this study grouping with the Brazilian anuran Hepatozoon clade, also with gene similarity ranging from 99.70 to 100% to H. latrensis isolates available on GenBank. Furthermore, three specimens (Trachycephalus typhonius, Leptodactylus latrans, and Rhinella diptycha) were infected with the same species of Dactylosoma (100% genetic similarity), with a genetic similarity of 98.56% to Dactylosoma piperis the only other species described in Brazil. In support of the molecular data, different morphological characters were observed in the blood smears as compared to D. piperis, suggesting that the species of Dactylosoma from the present study infecting three different species of Brazilian anurans is an undescribed species. Conclusion: Thus, this study increases the knowledge of Brazilian anuran blood parasites and demonstrates the importance of using integrative approaches for the diagnosis of haemoparasites.en
dc.description.affiliationSetor de Parasitologia DBBVPZ Instituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista- UNESP, Distrito de Rubião Junior, São Paulo
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Zoology and Entomology University of the Free State, PO Box 339
dc.description.affiliationLaboratório de Ensino e Pesquisa em Animais Silvestres Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Minas Gerais
dc.description.affiliationUnespSetor de Parasitologia DBBVPZ Instituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista- UNESP, Distrito de Rubião Junior, São Paulo
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 2018/00754-9
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 2018/09623-4
dc.format.extent1740-1755
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11686-022-00624-3
dc.identifier.citationActa Parasitologica, v. 67, n. 4, p. 1740-1755, 2022.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11686-022-00624-3
dc.identifier.issn1896-1851
dc.identifier.issn1230-2821
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85140211175
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/247760
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofActa Parasitologica
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subject18 S rRNA
dc.subjectAmphibian
dc.subjectHaemogregarine
dc.subjectHaemoparasite
dc.subjectHepatozoon
dc.subjectPhylogeny
dc.titleDiversity of Haemogregarine Parasites Infecting Brazilian Anurans, with a Description of New Species of Dactylosoma (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Dactylosomatidae)en
dc.typeArtigo
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unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-1946-4409[5]
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