Prevalence of Hemolivia mauritanica (Apicomplexa: Adeleina: Haemogregarinidae) in natural populations of tortoises of the genus Testudo in the east Mediterranean region

0025598 - PAU-O 2006 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Široký, P. - Kamler, M. - Modrý, David
Prevalence of Hemolivia mauritanica (Apicomplexa: Adeleina: Haemogregarinidae) in natural populations of tortoises of the genus Testudo in the east Mediterranean region.
[Prevalence Hemolivia mauritanica (Apicomplexa: Adeleina: Haemogregarinidae) v přirozených populacích želv rodu Testudo ve východním mediteránu.]
Folia Parasitologica. Roč. 52, č. 4 (2005), s. 259-361. ISSN 0015-5683. E-ISSN 1803-6465
R&D Projects: GA ČR GP524/03/D104
Grant - others:IGA VFU(CZ) 2/2004/FVHE
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60220518
Keywords : Apicomplexa * Hemolivia mauritanica
Subject RIV: EG - Zoology
Impact factor: 1.138, year: 2005

Hemolivia mauritanica (Sergent et Sergent, 1904) infections were found in 14% (n = 14) of Testudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758 tortoises in Bulgaria and in 92% (n = 26) of those in Turkey. Moreover, H. mauritanica-like gametocytes were found in 81% (n = 47) of wild tortoises Testudo marginata Schoepff, 1792, in Greece. Parasitaemia intensity (the percentage of infected red blood cells found in approximately 10⁴cells) in infected tortoises was 0.03-22.4% in T. graeca, and 0.06-12.27% in T. marginata. On the other hand, all blood samples from 40 Bulgarian, 38 Greek, and 18 Croatian specimens of Testudo hermanni Gmelin, 1789, were negative.

Infekce Hemolivia mauritanica (Sergent et Sergent, 1904) byla zaznamenána u 14% (n = 14) želv Testudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758 v Bulharsku a u 92% (n = 26) u želv téhož druhu v Turecku. Kromě toho, H. mauritanica-like gametocyty byly nalezeny u 81% (n = 47) Testudo marginata Schoepff, 1792 v Řecku. Parasitemie se pohybovala v rozsahu 0.03-22.4% u T. graeca, a 0.06-12.27% u T. marginata. Všechny vzorky krve od 40 bulharských, 38 řeckých a 18 chorvatských Testudo hermanni Gmelin, 1789 byly negativní.
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