Occurrence of Apicomplexa protozoa in wild birds in the Northeast region of Brazil
Abstract Protozoa of the Apicomplexa phylum are worldwide distributed with capacity to infect endothermic animals. The study of these protozoa in wild birds in Brazil is scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of apicomplexan protozoa in wild birds in the Northeast of Brazil. From Octobe...
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| author | Gabriela Hémylin Ferreira Moura Gleyce Silva do Nascimento Pollyanne Raysa Fernandes de Oliveira Vanessa Silva Santana Ayko Shimabukuro Yuri Marinho Valença Cecilia Calabuig Renata Pimentel Bandeira de Melo Rinaldo Aparecido Mota |
| author_facet | Gabriela Hémylin Ferreira Moura Gleyce Silva do Nascimento Pollyanne Raysa Fernandes de Oliveira Vanessa Silva Santana Ayko Shimabukuro Yuri Marinho Valença Cecilia Calabuig Renata Pimentel Bandeira de Melo Rinaldo Aparecido Mota |
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| description | Abstract Protozoa of the Apicomplexa phylum are worldwide distributed with capacity to infect endothermic animals. The study of these protozoa in wild birds in Brazil is scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of apicomplexan protozoa in wild birds in the Northeast of Brazil. From October to December 2019, brain tissue samples were collected from 71 captive birds from the Wild Animal Screening Center of the Pernambuco State (CETRAS-Tangara) and 25 free-living birds from the Caatinga biome in Rio Grande do Norte, totaling 96 animals (41 species). Brain fragments were subjected to molecular diagnosis by nested PCR for the 18s rDNA gene of Apicomplexa parasites, followed by DNA sequencing. This gene was detected in 25% (24/96) of the samples, and it was possible to perform DNA sequencing of 14 samples, confirming three genera: Isospora, Sarcocystis and Toxoplasma from eight bird species (Amazona aestiva, Coereba flaveola, Egretta thula, Paroaria dominicana, Sporophila nigricollis, Cariama cristata, Columbina talpacoti, Crypturellus parvirostris). The occurrence these coccidia in wild birds provides important epidemiological information for the adoption of preventive measures for its conservation. Future studies are needed to better understand the consequence of Apicomplexa infection in birds in Caatinga and Atlantic Forest biomes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a65388cdf4541d28fd0cdfe97e498102023-04-18T07:34:19ZengColégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia VeterinariaRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária1984-29612023-04-0132210.1590/s1984-29612023020Occurrence of Apicomplexa protozoa in wild birds in the Northeast region of BrazilGabriela Hémylin Ferreira Mourahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6438-8572Gleyce Silva do NascimentoPollyanne Raysa Fernandes de OliveiraVanessa Silva SantanaAyko ShimabukuroYuri Marinho ValençaCecilia CalabuigRenata Pimentel Bandeira de MeloRinaldo Aparecido MotaAbstract Protozoa of the Apicomplexa phylum are worldwide distributed with capacity to infect endothermic animals. The study of these protozoa in wild birds in Brazil is scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of apicomplexan protozoa in wild birds in the Northeast of Brazil. From October to December 2019, brain tissue samples were collected from 71 captive birds from the Wild Animal Screening Center of the Pernambuco State (CETRAS-Tangara) and 25 free-living birds from the Caatinga biome in Rio Grande do Norte, totaling 96 animals (41 species). Brain fragments were subjected to molecular diagnosis by nested PCR for the 18s rDNA gene of Apicomplexa parasites, followed by DNA sequencing. This gene was detected in 25% (24/96) of the samples, and it was possible to perform DNA sequencing of 14 samples, confirming three genera: Isospora, Sarcocystis and Toxoplasma from eight bird species (Amazona aestiva, Coereba flaveola, Egretta thula, Paroaria dominicana, Sporophila nigricollis, Cariama cristata, Columbina talpacoti, Crypturellus parvirostris). The occurrence these coccidia in wild birds provides important epidemiological information for the adoption of preventive measures for its conservation. Future studies are needed to better understand the consequence of Apicomplexa infection in birds in Caatinga and Atlantic Forest biomes.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612023000200303&lng=en&tlng=enToxoplasma gondiiSarcocystis spp.Isospora spp.avifauna |
| spellingShingle | Gabriela Hémylin Ferreira Moura Gleyce Silva do Nascimento Pollyanne Raysa Fernandes de Oliveira Vanessa Silva Santana Ayko Shimabukuro Yuri Marinho Valença Cecilia Calabuig Renata Pimentel Bandeira de Melo Rinaldo Aparecido Mota Occurrence of Apicomplexa protozoa in wild birds in the Northeast region of Brazil Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária Toxoplasma gondii Sarcocystis spp. Isospora spp. avifauna |
| title | Occurrence of Apicomplexa protozoa in wild birds in the Northeast region of Brazil |
| title_full | Occurrence of Apicomplexa protozoa in wild birds in the Northeast region of Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Occurrence of Apicomplexa protozoa in wild birds in the Northeast region of Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occurrence of Apicomplexa protozoa in wild birds in the Northeast region of Brazil |
| title_short | Occurrence of Apicomplexa protozoa in wild birds in the Northeast region of Brazil |
| title_sort | occurrence of apicomplexa protozoa in wild birds in the northeast region of brazil |
| topic | Toxoplasma gondii Sarcocystis spp. Isospora spp. avifauna |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612023000200303&lng=en&tlng=en |
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