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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Molecular characterization of Theileria species associated with mortality in four species of African antelopes
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Volume 43, No. 12, Year 2005
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Description
Pathogen DNA was isolated from roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus), sable antelope (Hippotragus niger), greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), and common gray duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia) in South Africa whose deaths were attributed to either theileriosis or cytauxzoonosis. We developed Theileria species-specific probes used in combination with reverse line blot hybridization assays and identified three different species of Theileria in four African antelope species. The close phylogenetic relationship between members of the genera Theileria and Cytauxzoon, similarities in the morphologies of developmental stages, and confusion in the literature regarding theileriosis or cytauxzoonosis are discussed. Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Nijhof, Ard Menzo
Netherlands, Utrecht
Universiteit Utrecht
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Pillay, V.
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Steyl, Johan C.A.
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Prozesky, Leon
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Stoltsz, Wilhelm H.
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Lawrence, John A.
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Penzhorn, Barend L.
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Jongejan, Frans
Netherlands, Utrecht
Universiteit Utrecht
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Statistics
Citations: 149
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1128/JCM.43.12.5907-5911.2005
ISSN:
00951137
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Study Locations
Niger
South Africa