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Novel insights into the genetic diversity of Balantidium and Balantidium-like cyst-forming Ciliates
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SYSNO ASEP 0391449 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Novel insights into the genetic diversity of Balantidium and Balantidium-like cyst-forming Ciliates Author(s) Pomajbíková, K. (CZ)
Oborník, Miroslav (BC-A) RID, ORCID
Horák, Aleš (BC-A) RID, ORCID
Petrželková, Klára Judita (UBO-W) RID, SAI, ORCID
Grim, J. N. (US)
Levecke, B. (BE)
Todd, A. (CF)
Mulama, M. (KE)
Kiyang, J. (CM)
Modrý, David (BC-A) RID, ORCIDNumber of authors 10 Source Title PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. - : Public Library of Science - ISSN 1935-2735
Roč. 7, č. 3 (2013), e2140Number of pages 10 s. Language eng - English Country US - United States Keywords Troglodytella abrassarti ; Intestinal parasites ; Coli infection Subject RIV EG - Zoology R&D Projects GA206/09/0927 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Institutional support UBO-W - RVO:68081766 ; BC-A - RVO:60077344 UT WOS 000316943800053 EID SCOPUS 84875968069 DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002140 Annotation Balantidiasis is considered a neglected zoonotic disease with pigs serving as reservoir hosts. However, Balantidium coli has been recorded in many other mammalian species, including primates. Here, we evaluated the genetic diversity of B. coli in non-human primates using two gene markers (SSrDNA and ITS1-5.8SDNA-ITS2). We analyzed 49 isolates of ciliates from fecal samples originating from 11 species of captive and wild primates, domestic pigs and wild boar. The phylogenetic trees were computed using Bayesian inference and Maximum likelihood. Balantidium entozoon from edible frog and Buxtonella sulcata from cattle were included in the analyses as the closest relatives of B. coli, as well as reference sequences of vestibuliferids. The SSrDNA tree showed the same phylogenetic diversification of B. coli at genus level as the tree constructed based on the ITS region. Based on the polymorphism of SSrDNA sequences, the type species of the genus, namely B. entozoon, appeared to be phylogenetically distinct from B. coli. Thus, we propose a new genus Neobalantidium for the homeothermic clade. Moreover, several isolates from both captive and wild primates (excluding great apes) clustered with B. sulcata with high support, suggesting the existence of a new species within this genus. The cysts of Buxtonella and Neobalantidium are morphologically indistinguishable and the presence of Buxtonella-like ciliates in primates opens the question about possible occurrence of these pathogens in humans. Workplace Institute of Vertebrate Biology Contact Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524 Year of Publishing 2014
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