Türkiye’de kızıl tilki beyin (Vulpes vulpes) örneğinde Neospora caninum’un ilk moleküler tespiti

Abstract

Kızıl tilki dünyada en geniş yayılım alanına sahip yabani karnivordur. Kızıl tilkiler besin zincirinin tepesinde yer almakta ve bu nedenle de birçok parazit türüne ara konaklık veya son konaklık yapmaktadır. Neospora caninum sığır, koyun ve keçilerde atıklara neden olan en önemli protozoal etkenlerden birisidir. N. caninum’un son konakları evcil köpekler ile kurt ve çakal gibi yabani karnivorlar iken ara konakları ise evcil ruminantlar ile kızıl tilki gibi çeşitli sıcakkanlı hayvanlardır. Bu çalışmanın amacı yaban hayatından elde edilen üç kızıl tilkinin beyin örneklerinde N. caninum’un PCR ile araştırılmasıdır. Çalışma ile üç kızıl tilkinin birinde N. caninum DNA’sı tespit edilmiştir. Bu çalışma ile Türkiye’de ilk kez kızıl tilki beyin örneğinde N. caninum DNA’sı tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

• Anahtar kelime: Kızıl tilki
• Neospora caninum
• PCR
• Türkiye

First molecular detection of Neospora caninum in red fox (Vulpes vulpes) brain sample in Türkiye

Abstract

The red fox is the wild carnivore with the widest distribution in the world. Thus, this animal acts as intermediate and final host for many parasite species. Neospora caninum is one of the most important protozoan agents causing abortion in cattle, sheep and goats in the world. The final hosts of N. caninum are domestic dogs and wild canids such as wolves and coyotes, while its intermediate hosts are domestic ruminants and many warm-blooded animals, including red foxes. The aim of this study was to research N. caninum in brain samples of three red foxes obtained from wildlife in Türkiye by using PCR. At the end of the study N. caninum DNA was detected in one of three brain samples. To the best of our knowledge, with this study, N. caninum was detected for the first time in a red fox brain sample in Türkiye.

Keywords

• Neospora caninum
• PCR
• Red fox
• Türkiye

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