| Redescription of Haemogregarina garnhami (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) from the blood of Psammophis schokari (Serpentes: Colubridae) as Hepatozoon garnhami n. comb. based on molecular, morphometric and morphologic characters | |
| Abdel-Baki, Abdel-Azeem S.1,2; Al-Quraishy, Saleh1; Zhang, J. Y.3; Abdel-Baki, AAS (reprint author), King Saud Univ, Dept Zool, Coll Sci, POB 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia. | |
| 2014-06-01 | |
| Source Publication | ACTA PARASITOLOGICA
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| ISSN | 1230-2821 |
| Volume | 59Issue:2Pages:294-300 |
| Abstract | Hepatozoon garnhami n. comb. was redescribed from Schokari sand snakes (Psammophis schokari) collected from Riyadh city in Saudi Arabia. Gametocytes were found in the peripheral blood of 2 of 15 snakes examined. Based on the similar morphological and morphometric characteristics, the same host and a similar host habitat environment, it can be concluded for the first time that the present species is conspecific with Haemogregarina garnhami previously reported from Psammophis shokari aegyptius. To further characterize this parasite, the partial 18S rRNA gene was amplified and sequenced. The sequence analysis also showed that Haemogregarina garnhami should be reassigned into the genus Hepatozoon as Hepatozoon garnhami which has 99.5% (859/863 bp) sequence similarity to Hepatozoon ayorgbor, infecting the erythrocytes of Python regius in Ghana. Phylogenetic analysis showed that H. garnhami formed a mixed clade with Hepatozoon spp. from geckos, snakes and rodents and ophidian Hepatozoon spp. did not form a separated phylogenetic unit. Also, Psammophis schokari-infecting Hepatozoon contained several different genetic lineages. To our knowledge, the present work extends the geographic distribution of H. garnhami and is the first report of Hepatozoon infection in snakes from Saudi Arabia.; Hepatozoon garnhami n. comb. was redescribed from Schokari sand snakes (Psammophis schokari) collected from Riyadh city in Saudi Arabia. Gametocytes were found in the peripheral blood of 2 of 15 snakes examined. Based on the similar morphological and morphometric characteristics, the same host and a similar host habitat environment, it can be concluded for the first time that the present species is conspecific with Haemogregarina garnhami previously reported from Psammophis shokari aegyptius. To further characterize this parasite, the partial 18S rRNA gene was amplified and sequenced. The sequence analysis also showed that Haemogregarina garnhami should be reassigned into the genus Hepatozoon as Hepatozoon garnhami which has 99.5% (859/863 bp) sequence similarity to Hepatozoon ayorgbor, infecting the erythrocytes of Python regius in Ghana. Phylogenetic analysis showed that H. garnhami formed a mixed clade with Hepatozoon spp. from geckos, snakes and rodents and ophidian Hepatozoon spp. did not form a separated phylogenetic unit. Also, Psammophis schokari-infecting Hepatozoon contained several different genetic lineages. To our knowledge, the present work extends the geographic distribution of H. garnhami and is the first report of Hepatozoon infection in snakes from Saudi Arabia. |
| Subtype | Article |
| Keyword | Haemogregarine Psammophis Schokari Snake Gamont 18s Rrna |
| Department | [Abdel-Baki, Abdel-Azeem S. ; Al-Quraishy, Saleh] King Saud Univ, Dept Zool, Coll Sci, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia ; [Abdel-Baki, Abdel-Azeem S.] Beni Suef Univ, Dept Zool, Fac Sci, Bani Suwayf, Egypt ; [Zhang, J. Y.] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Hydrobiol, Wuhan, Hubei Province, Peoples R China |
| DOI | 10.2478/s11686-014-0241-3 |
| WOS Headings | Science & Technology ; Life Sciences & Biomedicine |
| Funding Organization | Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University [RGP-VPP-004] ; Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University [RGP-VPP-004] ; Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University [RGP-VPP-004] ; Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University [RGP-VPP-004] |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Language | 英语 |
| WOS Research Area | Parasitology |
| WOS Subject | Parasitology |
| WOS ID | WOS:000336313100015 |
| WOS Keyword | ACANTHODACTYLUS-BOSKIANUS ; DEVELOPMENTAL-STAGES ; MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD ; NORTH-AFRICA ; PARASITE ; SEQUENCES ; EGYPT ; HEMOGREGARINE ; PHYLOGENY ; AUSTRALIA |
| Funding Organization | Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University [RGP-VPP-004] ; Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University [RGP-VPP-004] ; Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University [RGP-VPP-004] ; Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University [RGP-VPP-004] |
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.ihb.ac.cn/handle/342005/20037 |
| Collection | 鱼类生物学及渔业生物技术研究中心_期刊论文 |
| Corresponding Author | Abdel-Baki, AAS (reprint author), King Saud Univ, Dept Zool, Coll Sci, POB 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia. |
| Affiliation | 1.King Saud Univ, Dept Zool, Coll Sci, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia 2.Beni Suef Univ, Dept Zool, Fac Sci, Bani Suwayf, Egypt 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Hydrobiol, Wuhan, Hubei Province, Peoples R China |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Abdel-Baki, Abdel-Azeem S.,Al-Quraishy, Saleh,Zhang, J. Y.,et al. Redescription of Haemogregarina garnhami (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) from the blood of Psammophis schokari (Serpentes: Colubridae) as Hepatozoon garnhami n. comb. based on molecular, morphometric and morphologic characters[J]. ACTA PARASITOLOGICA,2014,59(2):294-300. |
| APA | Abdel-Baki, Abdel-Azeem S.,Al-Quraishy, Saleh,Zhang, J. Y.,&Abdel-Baki, AAS .(2014).Redescription of Haemogregarina garnhami (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) from the blood of Psammophis schokari (Serpentes: Colubridae) as Hepatozoon garnhami n. comb. based on molecular, morphometric and morphologic characters.ACTA PARASITOLOGICA,59(2),294-300. |
| MLA | Abdel-Baki, Abdel-Azeem S.,et al."Redescription of Haemogregarina garnhami (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) from the blood of Psammophis schokari (Serpentes: Colubridae) as Hepatozoon garnhami n. comb. based on molecular, morphometric and morphologic characters".ACTA PARASITOLOGICA 59.2(2014):294-300. |
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