Molecular Identification and Genotyping of Theileria Orientalis Type 3 (Buffeli) Isolated from Cattle Using Nested-PCR Assay in Guilan Province, Iran.

ABSTRACT: Protozoan parasites of the genus Theileria are tick-borne parasites that have been found in many species of mammals. More than a dozen species of Theileria have been found in cattle, water buffalo, sheep, and goats. Theileria orientalis is a non-pathogenic blood protozoan parasite that was detected and identified during a regular investigation of piroplasmida infection in indigenous cattle in the spring of 2019 in Northern Provinces of Iran. In total, 92 blood samples were collected from different areas of Guilan and Mazandaran Provinces, Iran during the spring. The Giemsa stained blood smears did not show any parasitic infection; however, T. orientalis was identified by 18S rRNA gene polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing. The specific sequenced DNA for T. orientalis was regis

SUBMITTER: Habibi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8410183 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature