Genetic characterisation of six Sarcocystis species from reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Norway based on the small subunit rRNA gene

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 146, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 204-213

  Dahlgren, Stina S ^a   Gjerde, Bjørn ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Reindeer; Sarcocystis; Sarcocysts; ssu rRNA

Indexed keywords

SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEART MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; REINDEER; SARCOCYSTIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NORWAY; REINDEER; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS;

ANIMALIA; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS TARANDUS; SARCOCYSTIS;

EID: 34247279631     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.02.023     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Barta J.R., Martin D.S., Liberator P.A., Dashkevicz M., Anderson J.W., Feighner S.D., Elbrecht A., Perkins-Barrow A., Jenkins M.C., Danforth H.D., Ruff M.D., and Profous-Juchelka H. Phylogenetic relationships among eight Eimeria species infecting domestic fowl inferred using complete small subunit ribosomal DNA sequences. J. Parasitol. 83 (1997) 262-271
2. In: Dubey J.P., Speer C.A., and Fayer R. (Eds). Stucture and Lifecycle. Sarcocystosis of Animals and Man (1989), CRC press, Boca Raton 2-13
3. Ellis J.T., Holmdahl O.J., Ryce C., Njenga J.M., Harper P.A., and Morrison D.A. Molecular phylogeny of Besnoitia and the genetic relationships among Besnoitia of cattle, wildebeest and goats. Protist 151 (2000) 329-336
4. Entzeroth R. A comparative light and electron microscope study of the cysts of Sarcocystis species of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus). Z. Parasitenkd. 66 (1982) 281-292
5. Entzeroth R., Chobotar B., Scholtyseck E., and Neméseri L. Light and electron microscope study of Sarcocystis sp. from the fallow deer (Cervus dama). Z. Parasitenkd. 71 (1985) 33-39
6. Fenger C.K., Granstrom D.E., Langemeier J.L., Stamper S., Donahue J.M., Patterson J.S., Gajadhar A.A., Marteniuk J.V., Xiaomin Z., and Dubey J.P. Identification of opossums (Didelphis virginiana) as the putative definitive host of Sarcocystis neurona. J. Parasitol. 81 (1995) 916-919
7. Fischer S., and Odening K. Characterization of bovine Sarcocystis species by analysis of their 18S ribosomal DNA sequences. J. Parasitol. 84 (1998) 50-54
8. Gjerde B. A light microscopic comparison of the cysts of four species of Sarcocystis infecting the domestic reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in northern Norway. Acta Vet. Scand. 25 (1984) 195-204
9. Gjerde B. Sarcocystis hardangeri and Sarcocystis rangi n. sp. from the domestic reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in northern Norway. Acta Vet. Scand. 25 (1984) 411-418
10. Gjerde B. Sarcocystis infection in wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) from Hardangervidda in southern Norway: with a description of the cysts of Sarcocystis hardangeri n. sp. Acta Vet. Scand. 25 (1984) 205-212
11. Gjerde B. The fox as definitive host for Sarcocystis sp. Gjerde, 1984 from skeletal muscle of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus). With a proposal for Sarcocystis tarandivulpes n. sp. as replacement name. Acta Vet. Scand. 25 (1984) 403-410
12. Gjerde, B., 1985a. Studies on the sarcocyst morphology and life cycle of six species of Sarcocystis from reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus). Thesis, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo.
13. Gjerde B. The fox as a definitive host for Sarcocystis rangi from reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus). Acta Vet. Scand. 26 (1985) 140-142
14. Gjerde B. Ultrastructure of the cysts of Sarcocystis grueneri from cardiac muscle of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus). Z. Parasitenkd. 71 (1985) 189-198
15. Gjerde B. Ultrastructure of the cysts of Sarcocystis hardangeri from skeletal muscle of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus). Can. J. Zool 63 (1985) 2676-2683
16. Gjerde B. Ultrastructure of the cysts of Sarcocystis rangi from skeletal muscle of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus). Rangifer 5 (1985) 43-52
17. Gjerde B. Ultrastructure of the cysts of Sarcocystis rangiferi from skeletal muscle of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus). Can. J. Zool. 63 (1985) 2669-2675
18. Gjerde B. Ultrastructure of the cysts of Sarcocystis tarandi from skeletal muscle of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus). Can. J. Zool. 63 (1985) 2913-2918
19. Gjerde B. Ultrastructure of the cysts of Sarcocystis tarandivulpes from skeletal muscle of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus). Acta Vet. Scand. 26 (1985) 91-104
20. Gjerde B. Scanning electron microscopy of the sarcocysts of six species of Sarcocystis from reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus). Acta Pathol. Microbiol. Immunol. Scand. [B] 94 (1986) 309-317
21. Hernández-Rodriguez S., Martinez-Gómez F., Navarrete I., and Acosta-Garcia I. Estudio al microscopico optico y electronico del quiste de Sarcocystis cervicanis. Rev. Ibérica Parasitol. 41 (1981) 351-361
22. Holmdahl O.J., Morrison D.A., Ellis J.T., and Huong L.T. Evolution of ruminant Sarcocystis (Sporozoa) parasites based on small subunit rDNA sequences. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 11 (1999) 27-37
23. Levine N.D. The taxonomy of Sarcocystis (Protozoa, Apicomplexa) species. J. Parasitol. 72 (1986) 372-382
24. Malmei, R., Seierstad, S., Gjerde, B., 1996. Forekomst av ulike Sarcocystis-arter hos rein i Vest-Finnmark. (Degree Project), Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo.
25. Morrison D.A., Bornstein S., Thebo P., Wernery U., Kinne J., and Mattsson J.G. The current status of the small subunit rRNA phylogeny of the coccidia (Sporozoa). Int. J. Parasitol. 34 (2004) 501-514
26. Neefs J.M., Van de P.Y., De R.P., Goris A., and De W.R. Compilation of small ribosomal subunit RNA sequences. Nucl. Acids Res. 19 Suppl. (1991) 1987-2015
27. Odening K. The present state of species-systematics in Sarcocystis Lankester, 1982 (Protista, Sporozoa, Coccidia). System. Parasitol. 41 (1998) 209-233
28. Poli A., Mancianti F., Marconcini A., Nigro M., and Colagreco R. Prevalence, ultrastructure of the cyst wall and infectivity for the dog and cat of Sarcocystis sp. from fallow deer (Cervus dama). J. Wildl. Dis. 24 (1988) 97-104
29. Santini S., Mancianti F., Nigro M., and Poli A. Ultrastructure of the cyst wall of Sarcocystis sp. in roe deer. J. Wildl. Dis. 33 (1997) 853-859
30. Schnieder T., Kaup F.J., Drommer W., Thiel W., and Rommel M. Zur Feinstruktur und Entwicklung von Sarcocystis aucheniae beim Lama. Z. Parasitenkd. 70 (1984) 451-458
31. Sedlaczek J., and Zipper J. Sarcocystis alceslatrans (Apicomplexa) bei einem paläarktischen Elch (Ruminantia). Angew. Parasitol. 27 (1986) 137-144
32. Speer C.A., and Dubey J.P. Sarcocystis wapiti sp. nov. from the North American wapiti (Cervus elaphus). Can. J. Zool. 60 (1982) 881-888
33. Tenter A.M. Current research on Sarcocystis species of domestic animals. Int. J. Parasitol. 25 (1995) 1311-1330
34. Tenter A.M., and Johnson A.M. Phylogeny of the tissue cyst-forming coccidia. Adv. Parasitol. 39 (1997) 69-139
35. Yang Z.Q., Li Q.Q., Zuo Y.X., Chen X.W., Chen Y.J., Nie L., Wei C.G., Zen J.S., Attwood S.W., Zhang X.Z., and Zhang Y.P. Characterization of Sarcocystis species in domestic animals using a PCR-RFLP analysis of variation in the 18S rRNA gene: a cost-effective and simple technique for routine species identification. Exp. Parasitol. 102 (2002) 212-217
36. Yang Z.Q., Zuo Y.X., Yao Y.G., Chen X.W., Yang G.C., and Zhang Y.P. Analysis of the 18S rRNA genes of Sarcocystis species suggests that the morphologically similar organisms from cattle and water buffalo should be considered the same species. Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 115 (2001) 283-288