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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-11-3
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Benign bovine Theileria parasites known as either Theileria buffeli, Theileria orientalis or Theileria sergenti are classified on basis of their morphology, vector specificity, pathogenicity and 18S small subunit ribosomal RNA or major piroplasm protein (MPSP) sequences. Since most isolates have been characterized on only some of these criteria and the existing confusion in nomenclature, an analysis was performed on eight different isolates to combine 18S rRNA data with MPSP data and the results were compared with available biological parameters. A polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) approach for both genes was used in combination with reverse line blot hybridisation for the 18S rRNA gene. Both MPSP and 18S rRNA genes were cloned and sequenced from parasites displaying aberrant MPSP RFLP profiles. Phylogeny based on published and determined 18S rRNA and MPSP sequences did correlate within the same isolate but there was no obvious correlation between molecular and biological data. Based on these findings, we suggest that the appropriate name for all these parasites is Theileria buffeli. A more specific nomenclature should be assigned when new molecular markers may become available.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0020-7519
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
943-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Molecular characterisation of the Theileria buffeli/orientalis group.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80.165, 3508 TD, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't