First detection and molecular identification of Babesia gibsoni in two dogs from the Aydın Province of Turkey

Ural, Kerem; ULUTAŞ, Bülent; EREN, Hasan; KARAGENÇ, Tülin; AYSUL, Nuran

First detection and molecular identification of Babesia gibsoni in two dogs from the Aydın Province of Turkey

Nuran AYSUL, (Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Aydın, Türkiye)

Kerem URAL, (Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Aydın, Türkiye)

Bülent ULUTAŞ, (Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Aydın, Türkiye)

Hasan EREN, (Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Aydın, Türkiye)

Tülin KARAGENÇ (Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Aydın, Türkiye)

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

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Yıl: 2013 Cilt: 37 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 226 - 229 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 29-07-2022

First detection and molecular identification of Babesia gibsoni in two dogs from the Aydın Province of Turkey

Öz:

Small (1 3 μm in diameter, ring, oval, or comma shaped) piroplasms suggestive of Babesia spp. were observed upon microscopic examination of Giemsa-stained peripheral blood smears from a 3.5-year-old American Pit Bull Terrier with clinical signs of pyrexia, weakness, mucous membrane pallor, and depression living in Aydın, Turkey, in February, 2009. To confirm the presence and to identify the species of Babesia spp., a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique was performed using primers amplifying a 670 bp fragment of the 18S rRNA gene of Babesia gibsoni and the PCR products were analyzed by sequencing. The nucleotide sequence was compared to the sequences available in GenBank using the nucleotide Basic Local Alignment Search Tool program. The results indicated a 99% similarity with sequences of Babesia gibsoni. A 2-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier with no signs of any diseases was also confirmed to be infected with B. gibsoni using the same methods. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report demonstrating the presence of B. gibsoni in Aydın, Turkey.

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APA	AYSUL N, Ural K, ULUTAŞ B, EREN H, KARAGENÇ T (2013). First detection and molecular identification of Babesia gibsoni in two dogs from the Aydın Province of Turkey. , 226 - 229.
Chicago	AYSUL Nuran,Ural Kerem,ULUTAŞ Bülent,EREN Hasan,KARAGENÇ Tülin First detection and molecular identification of Babesia gibsoni in two dogs from the Aydın Province of Turkey. (2013): 226 - 229.
MLA	AYSUL Nuran,Ural Kerem,ULUTAŞ Bülent,EREN Hasan,KARAGENÇ Tülin First detection and molecular identification of Babesia gibsoni in two dogs from the Aydın Province of Turkey. , 2013, ss.226 - 229.
AMA	AYSUL N,Ural K,ULUTAŞ B,EREN H,KARAGENÇ T First detection and molecular identification of Babesia gibsoni in two dogs from the Aydın Province of Turkey. . 2013; 226 - 229.
Vancouver	AYSUL N,Ural K,ULUTAŞ B,EREN H,KARAGENÇ T First detection and molecular identification of Babesia gibsoni in two dogs from the Aydın Province of Turkey. . 2013; 226 - 229.
IEEE	AYSUL N,Ural K,ULUTAŞ B,EREN H,KARAGENÇ T "First detection and molecular identification of Babesia gibsoni in two dogs from the Aydın Province of Turkey." , ss.226 - 229, 2013.
ISNAD	AYSUL, Nuran vd. "First detection and molecular identification of Babesia gibsoni in two dogs from the Aydın Province of Turkey". (2013), 226-229.

APA	AYSUL N, Ural K, ULUTAŞ B, EREN H, KARAGENÇ T (2013). First detection and molecular identification of Babesia gibsoni in two dogs from the Aydın Province of Turkey. Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 37(2), 226 - 229.
Chicago	AYSUL Nuran,Ural Kerem,ULUTAŞ Bülent,EREN Hasan,KARAGENÇ Tülin First detection and molecular identification of Babesia gibsoni in two dogs from the Aydın Province of Turkey. Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 37, no.2 (2013): 226 - 229.
MLA	AYSUL Nuran,Ural Kerem,ULUTAŞ Bülent,EREN Hasan,KARAGENÇ Tülin First detection and molecular identification of Babesia gibsoni in two dogs from the Aydın Province of Turkey. Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, vol.37, no.2, 2013, ss.226 - 229.
AMA	AYSUL N,Ural K,ULUTAŞ B,EREN H,KARAGENÇ T First detection and molecular identification of Babesia gibsoni in two dogs from the Aydın Province of Turkey. Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. 2013; 37(2): 226 - 229.
Vancouver	AYSUL N,Ural K,ULUTAŞ B,EREN H,KARAGENÇ T First detection and molecular identification of Babesia gibsoni in two dogs from the Aydın Province of Turkey. Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. 2013; 37(2): 226 - 229.
IEEE	AYSUL N,Ural K,ULUTAŞ B,EREN H,KARAGENÇ T "First detection and molecular identification of Babesia gibsoni in two dogs from the Aydın Province of Turkey." Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 37, ss.226 - 229, 2013.
ISNAD	AYSUL, Nuran vd. "First detection and molecular identification of Babesia gibsoni in two dogs from the Aydın Province of Turkey". Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 37/2 (2013), 226-229.