Investigation of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina by Real Time PCR in Tick Species Collected from Cattle in Kayseri Province
Abstract
This study was performed to investigate Babesia bigemina and B. bovis via real time PCR analyses in ge-nomic DNA pools constructed from adult ixodid ticks on cattle in different parts of Kayseri, and to detect the phyloge-netic characters of the isolates. TaqMan and Sybergreen real time PCR analyses with rap-1a and msa-2c gene specific primers for B. bigemina and B. bovis were performed in DNA pools of 1115 adult ticks. B. bovis and B. bigemina were detected in two (5.2%) and eight (21%) out of 38 DNA pools. No mix infection was determined. B. bigemina was found in four Rhipicephalus annulatus, two R. turanicus, one Hyalomma marginatum, and one H. anatolicum pools whereas both two positive B. bovis samples were detected in H. marginatum pools. Ct (cycle threshold) (dR) values were deter-mined as 35.75 and 37.71 for B. bigemina and B. bovis. Two B. bigemina positive samples were sequenced and de-posited into GenBank (KU680419-KU680420). In phylogenetic analyses of BbigrapKys1 and BbigrapKys2 isolates, 100% identity amongst themselves and 1±0.5% and 0.7±0.4% genetic distances were found with other similar isolates from the world and Turkey. In conclusion, the scientific knowledge was obtained about the molecular prevalence of B. bigemina and B. bovis in ticks collected from cattle in Kayseri province and also about molecular characterization and phylogenies of some positive isolates.
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Tuğba Meyilli
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ERCİYES ÜNİVERSİTESİ, VETERİNER FAKÜLTESİ, KLİNİK ÖNCESİ BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, VETERİNERLİK PARAZİTOLOJİSİ ANABİLİM DALI
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ERCİYES ÜNİVERSİTESİ, VETERİNER FAKÜLTESİ, KLİNİK ÖNCESİ BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, VETERİNERLİK PARAZİTOLOJİSİ ANABİLİM DALI
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Alparslan Yıldırım
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Zuhal Önder
ERCİYES ÜNİVERSİTESİ, VETERİNER FAKÜLTESİ, KLİNİK ÖNCESİ BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, VETERİNERLİK PARAZİTOLOJİSİ ANABİLİM DALI
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Arif Çiloğlu
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Abdullah İnci
ERCİYES ÜNİVERSİTESİ, VETERİNER FAKÜLTESİ, KLİNİK ÖNCESİ BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, VETERİNERLİK PARAZİTOLOJİSİ ANABİLİM DALI
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Publication Date
December 17, 2016
Submission Date
December 22, 2016
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October 31, 2016
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Year 2016 Volume: 13 Number: 3