Molecular screening of Bartonella in free-ranging capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) from Paraná State, Southern Brazil
Bartonella is an emerging group of facultative intracellular bacteria causing circulatory and systemic disorders. Hosts for Bartonella are mostly mammals, specifically rodents, having a growing number of Bartonella species related to their infection. Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) are abundan...
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| author | Nelson Jessé Rodrigues dos Santos Renan Bressianini do Amaral Luiz Ricardo Gonçalves Rogério Ribas Lange Juan Carlos Moreno Duque Flávia Carolina Meira Collere Larissa Dantas Roeder Ferrari Thállitha Samih Wischral Jayme Vieira Marcos Rogério André Rafael Felipe da Costa Vieira |
| author_facet | Nelson Jessé Rodrigues dos Santos Renan Bressianini do Amaral Luiz Ricardo Gonçalves Rogério Ribas Lange Juan Carlos Moreno Duque Flávia Carolina Meira Collere Larissa Dantas Roeder Ferrari Thállitha Samih Wischral Jayme Vieira Marcos Rogério André Rafael Felipe da Costa Vieira |
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| description | Bartonella is an emerging group of facultative intracellular bacteria causing circulatory and systemic disorders. Hosts for Bartonella are mostly mammals, specifically rodents, having a growing number of Bartonella species related to their infection. Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) are abundant native rodents of Brazil, commonly found in urban parks. In the present study, we aimed to perform molecular screening of capybaras for Bartonella spp. Blood samples were collected from 17 free-ranging animals captured in Paraná State, Southern Brazil. None of the collected samples tested positive for the Bartonella-nuoG gene by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), although all of them successfully amplified the mammal endogenous glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (gapdh) gene. Additionally, all animals were infested exclusively by Amblyomma dubitatum ticks at the time of sampling. This study was part of an active surveillance program, which is critical for monitoring animal health status, particularly in capybaras. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-38b1bbd1f1af408bb86abb87e29b2f142023-01-24T20:28:57ZengUniversidade Estadual de LondrinaSemina: Ciências Agrárias1676-546X1679-03592022-02-0143210.5433/1679-0359.2022v43n2p889Molecular screening of Bartonella in free-ranging capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) from Paraná State, Southern BrazilNelson Jessé Rodrigues dos Santos0Renan Bressianini do Amaral1Luiz Ricardo Gonçalves2Rogério Ribas Lange3Juan Carlos Moreno Duque4Flávia Carolina Meira Collere5Larissa Dantas Roeder Ferrari6Thállitha Samih Wischral Jayme Vieira7Marcos Rogério André8Rafael Felipe da Costa Vieira9Universidade Estadual de LondrinaFaculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Júlio de Mesquita FilhoFaculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Júlio de Mesquita FilhoUniversidade Federal do ParanáUniversidade Federal do ParanáUniversidade Federal do ParanáUniversidade Federal do ParanáUniversidade Federal do ParanáFaculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Júlio de Mesquita FilhoUniversidade Federal do ParanáBartonella is an emerging group of facultative intracellular bacteria causing circulatory and systemic disorders. Hosts for Bartonella are mostly mammals, specifically rodents, having a growing number of Bartonella species related to their infection. Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) are abundant native rodents of Brazil, commonly found in urban parks. In the present study, we aimed to perform molecular screening of capybaras for Bartonella spp. Blood samples were collected from 17 free-ranging animals captured in Paraná State, Southern Brazil. None of the collected samples tested positive for the Bartonella-nuoG gene by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), although all of them successfully amplified the mammal endogenous glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (gapdh) gene. Additionally, all animals were infested exclusively by Amblyomma dubitatum ticks at the time of sampling. This study was part of an active surveillance program, which is critical for monitoring animal health status, particularly in capybaras.https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/44594Amblyomma dubitatumbartonellosiswild rodents |
| spellingShingle | Nelson Jessé Rodrigues dos Santos Renan Bressianini do Amaral Luiz Ricardo Gonçalves Rogério Ribas Lange Juan Carlos Moreno Duque Flávia Carolina Meira Collere Larissa Dantas Roeder Ferrari Thállitha Samih Wischral Jayme Vieira Marcos Rogério André Rafael Felipe da Costa Vieira Molecular screening of Bartonella in free-ranging capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) from Paraná State, Southern Brazil Semina: Ciências Agrárias Amblyomma dubitatum bartonellosis wild rodents |
| title | Molecular screening of Bartonella in free-ranging capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) from Paraná State, Southern Brazil |
| title_full | Molecular screening of Bartonella in free-ranging capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) from Paraná State, Southern Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Molecular screening of Bartonella in free-ranging capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) from Paraná State, Southern Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Molecular screening of Bartonella in free-ranging capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) from Paraná State, Southern Brazil |
| title_short | Molecular screening of Bartonella in free-ranging capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) from Paraná State, Southern Brazil |
| title_sort | molecular screening of bartonella in free ranging capybaras hydrochoerus hydrochaeris from parana state southern brazil |
| topic | Amblyomma dubitatum bartonellosis wild rodents |
| url | https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/44594 |
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