New Entamoeba group in howler monkeys (Alouatta spp.) associated with parasites of reptiles
Por:
Villanueva-Garcia, Claudia, Jose Gordillo-Chavez, Elias, Banos-Ojeda, Carlos, Rendon-Franco, Emilio, Irais Munoz-Garcia, Claudia, Cesar Carrero, Julio, Cordoba-Aguilar, Alex, Maravilla, Pablo, Galian, Jose, Martinez-Hernandez, Fernando, Villalobos, Guiehdani
Publicada:
1 ago 2017
Resumen:
Our knowledge of the parasite species present in wildlife hosts is
incomplete. Protozoans such as amoebae of the genus Entamoeba infect a
large variety of vertebrate species, including NHPs. However,
traditionally, their identification has been accomplished through
microscopic evaluation; therefore, amoeba species have not always been
identified correctly. We searched for Entamoeba spp. using a fragment of
the small subunit rDNA in free-ranging howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata
and A. pigra) from southeast Mexico. One hundred fifty five samples were
collected, with 46 from A. palliata and 109 from A. pigra and 8 of the
total samples were positive. We detected a new clade of Entamoeba, which
was separated from other described species but closer to E. insolita, as
well as an unnamed sequence typically found in iguana species with low
shared identity values (<90%). We designated this new clade as
conditional lineage 8 (CL8) and we have shown that members of this group
are not exclusive to reptiles.
Filiaciones:
Univ Murcia, Dept Zool & Antropol Fis, Fac Vet, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
Univ Juarez Autonoma Tabasco, Lab Ecol Paisaje & Cambio Global, Ctr Invest Conservac & Aprovechamiento Recursos T, Villahermosa 86150, Tabasco, Mexico
Univ Autonoma Metropolitana, Dept Producc Agr & Anim, Unidad Xochimilco, Mexico City 04960, DF, Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Dept Inmunol, Inst Invest Biomed, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Dept Ecol Evolutiva, Inst Ecol, Apdo Postal 70-275, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Hosp Gen Dr Manuel Gea Gonzalez, Secretaria Salud, Mexico City 14080, DF, Mexico
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