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Investigation of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in cattle by Real Time PCR and molecularcharacterization of the isolates

Volume: 62 Number: 1 March 1, 2015
  • Önder Düzlü
  • Alparslan Yıldırım
  • Abdullah İnci
  • Hamza Avcıoğlu
  • İbrahim Balkaya
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Investigation of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in cattle by Real Time PCR and molecularcharacterization of the isolates

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of Babesia bovis and B. bigemina in cattle in Erzurum region by Real Time PCR and to characterize the isolates molecularly. Totally 300 whole blood samples from clinically healthy cattle in different ages, sex and breeds were collected into the tubes with EDTA in 2011-2012. Following DNA extraction, Sybergreen and TaqMan probe based Real Time PCR analyses were carried out with B. bovis and B. bigemina primers amplifying msa-2c and rap-1 gene regions. Out of 300 samples, 28 (9.3%) and 17 (5.7%) were found to be infected with B.bovis and B. bigemina. No mix infection was found in the samples. Four of B. bovis and three of B. bigemina isolates were sequenced with respect to msa-2c and rap-1 gene regions for phylogenetic analyses. According to pairwise comparisons of B. bovis isolates, genetic distances were found as 0.6%, 2.3%, and 7.5%, among each other, some other isolates in Turkey, and in the world, respectively. In the phylogenetic analyses of B.bigemina, genetic differences were detected as 0.3% and 0.5% among each other and the other isolates in the world. In the statistical analyses of B. bovis and B. bigemina positive samples according to age, sex and breed of cattle no statistical significance (p>0.05) was founded according to age and breed while the statistical difference according to sex was found significant for B. bigemina (p<0.05), and not significant for B. bovis (p>0.05). In conclusion, the molecular characterization and the prevalence of B. bovis and B. bigemina in cattle in Erzurum region were determined by Real Time PCR. This is the first report on the molecular characterizations of B. bovis and B. bigemina in Erzurum region

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Letter to Editor

Authors

Önder Düzlü This is me

Alparslan Yıldırım This is me

Abdullah İnci This is me

Hamza Avcıoğlu This is me

İbrahim Balkaya This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 2015

Submission Date

March 1, 2015

Acceptance Date

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Year 2015 Volume: 62 Number: 1

APA
Düzlü, Ö., Yıldırım, A., İnci, A., Avcıoğlu, H., & Balkaya, İ. (2015). Investigation of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in cattle by Real Time PCR and molecularcharacterization of the isolates. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 62(1), 27-35. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002654
AMA
1.Düzlü Ö, Yıldırım A, İnci A, Avcıoğlu H, Balkaya İ. Investigation of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in cattle by Real Time PCR and molecularcharacterization of the isolates. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2015;62(1):27-35. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002654
Chicago
Düzlü, Önder, Alparslan Yıldırım, Abdullah İnci, Hamza Avcıoğlu, and İbrahim Balkaya. 2015. “Investigation of Babesia Bovis and Babesia Bigemina in Cattle by Real Time PCR and Molecularcharacterization of the Isolates”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 62 (1): 27-35. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002654.
EndNote
Düzlü Ö, Yıldırım A, İnci A, Avcıoğlu H, Balkaya İ (March 1, 2015) Investigation of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in cattle by Real Time PCR and molecularcharacterization of the isolates. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 62 1 27–35.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Düzlü, A. Yıldırım, A. İnci, H. Avcıoğlu, and İ. Balkaya, “Investigation of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in cattle by Real Time PCR and molecularcharacterization of the isolates”, Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 27–35, Mar. 2015, doi: 10.1501/Vetfak_0000002654.
ISNAD
Düzlü, Önder - Yıldırım, Alparslan - İnci, Abdullah - Avcıoğlu, Hamza - Balkaya, İbrahim. “Investigation of Babesia Bovis and Babesia Bigemina in Cattle by Real Time PCR and Molecularcharacterization of the Isolates”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 62/1 (March 1, 2015): 27-35. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002654.
JAMA
1.Düzlü Ö, Yıldırım A, İnci A, Avcıoğlu H, Balkaya İ. Investigation of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in cattle by Real Time PCR and molecularcharacterization of the isolates. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2015;62:27–35.
MLA
Düzlü, Önder, et al. “Investigation of Babesia Bovis and Babesia Bigemina in Cattle by Real Time PCR and Molecularcharacterization of the Isolates”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 62, no. 1, Mar. 2015, pp. 27-35, doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002654.
Vancouver
1.Önder Düzlü, Alparslan Yıldırım, Abdullah İnci, Hamza Avcıoğlu, İbrahim Balkaya. Investigation of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in cattle by Real Time PCR and molecularcharacterization of the isolates. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2015 Mar. 1;62(1):27-35. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002654

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