Molecular Survey of Piroplasmids and Hemosporidians in Vampire Bats, with Evidence of Distinct Piroplasmida Lineages Parasitizing Desmodus rotundus from the Brazilian Amazon
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:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
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Sample (GenBank Accession Number—State) | Size (bp) | Percent Identity | Query Cover (%)/E-Value | Sequence Best Match (GenBank Accession Number, Locality) |
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Sample 8 OR127024 Pará | 633 | 100% | 100%/0.0 | Piroplasmida sp. from Didelphis aurita—Brazil (OP751800) |
Sample 12 OR127025 Pará | 725 | 97.66% | 100%/0.0 | Theileria cervi from Odocoileus virginianus—USA (MW008528) |
Sample 13 OR127026 Pará | 769 | 97.27% | 100%/0.0 | Theileria sp. from Tapirus terrestris—Brazil (OP023835) |
Sample 65 OR127027 Pará | 737 | 99.59% | 100%/0.0 | Piroplasmida sp. from Didelphis aurita—Brazil (OP751799) |
Sample 82 OR127028 Pará | 828 | 99.88% | 100%/0.0 | Piroplasmida sp. from Didelphis aurita—Brazil (OP751800) |
Sample 90 OR127030 Pará | 747 | 96.12% | 100%/0.0 | Theileria sp. from Tapirus terrestris—Brazil (OP023835) |
Sample 92 OR127031 Pará | 670 | 100% | 100%/0.0 | Theileria sp. from Tapirus terrestris—Brazil (OP023835) |
Sample 179 OR127032 Pará | 497 | 100% | 99%/0.0 | Piroplasmida sp. from Didelphis aurita—Brazil (OP751800) |
Sample 182 OR127033 Pará | 625 | 100% | 100%/0.0 | Theileria sp. from Tapirus terrestris—Brazil (OP023835) |
Sample 205 OR127034 Pará | 474 | 91.04% | 98%/0.0 | Theileria sp. from domestic cats—Brazil (KP402164) |
Sample 215 OR127035 Pará | 533 | 99.62% | 100%/0.0 | Piroplasmida sp. from Didelphis aurita—Brazil (OP751800) |
Sample 231 OR127036 Pará | 758 | 99.87% | 100%/0.0 | Babesia sp. from Procyon cancrivorus—Uruguay (MG682489) |
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de Mello, V.V.C.; Calchi, A.C.; de Oliveira, L.B.; Coelho, T.F.S.B.; Lee, D.A.B.; Franco, E.O.; Machado, R.Z.; André, M.R. Molecular Survey of Piroplasmids and Hemosporidians in Vampire Bats, with Evidence of Distinct Piroplasmida Lineages Parasitizing Desmodus rotundus from the Brazilian Amazon. Parasitologia 2023, 3, 248-259. https://doi.org/10.3390/parasitologia3030026
de Mello VVC, Calchi AC, de Oliveira LB, Coelho TFSB, Lee DAB, Franco EO, Machado RZ, André MR. Molecular Survey of Piroplasmids and Hemosporidians in Vampire Bats, with Evidence of Distinct Piroplasmida Lineages Parasitizing Desmodus rotundus from the Brazilian Amazon. Parasitologia. 2023; 3(3):248-259. https://doi.org/10.3390/parasitologia3030026
Chicago/Turabian Stylede Mello, Victória Valente Califre, Ana Cláudia Calchi, Laryssa Borges de Oliveira, Taciana Fernandes Souza Barbosa Coelho, Daniel Antônio Braga Lee, Eliz Oliveira Franco, Rosangela Zacarias Machado, and Marcos Rogério André. 2023. "Molecular Survey of Piroplasmids and Hemosporidians in Vampire Bats, with Evidence of Distinct Piroplasmida Lineages Parasitizing Desmodus rotundus from the Brazilian Amazon" Parasitologia 3, no. 3: 248-259. https://doi.org/10.3390/parasitologia3030026