Revisiting the genotypes of Theileria equi based on the V4 hypervariable region of the 18S rRNA gene.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Equine theileriosis, an economically important disease that affects horses and other equids worldwide, is caused by a tick-borne intracellular apicomplexan protozoa Theileria equi. Genotyping of T. equi based on the 18S rRNA gene revealed the presence of two, three, four or five genotypes. In previous published reports, these genotypes have been labelled either alphabetically or numerically, and there is no uniformity in naming of these genotypes. The present study was aimed to revisit the phylogeny, genetic diversity and geographical distribution of T. equi based on the nucleotide sequences of the V4 hypervariable region of the 18S rRNA gene available in the nucleotide databases.

Methods

Out of 14792 nucleotide sequences of T. equi a

SUBMITTER: Nehra AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10978764 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature