Genetic Diversity of Babesia canis Strains in Dogs in Lithuania.

ABSTRACT: Canine babesiosis is an emerging and rapidly expanding tick-borne disease in central and northeast Europe. In the last two decades, the endemic area of Babesia canis has expanded from central Europe to the Baltic region. This study aimed to investigate the genetic diversity of B. canis strains isolated from naturally infected dogs in different regions of Lithuania using PCR-RFLP and sequence analyses based on a partial region of 18S rRNA and Bc28.1 genes. Blood samples from 149 dogs suspected of having babesiosis were collected in Lithuania during 2016-2017. Based on PCR-RFLP profiles and two nucleotide substitutions observed in 18S rRNA gene sequences, three B. canis genotypes were identified in Lithuania-18S rRNA-A, 18S rRNA-B and 18S rRNA-A/B-with the A/B gen

SUBMITTER: Radzijevskaja J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9351669 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature