First Molecular Identification of Sarcocystis ovicanis (Protozoa,Apicomplexa) in the Brain of Sheep in Iran |
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Authors: | Mitra SALEHI Pejman BAHARI Mehran VATANCHIAN |
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Institution: | 1.Vector-Borne Diseases Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran;2.Laboratory of North Khorasan Veterinary Head Office, Bojnurd, Iran;3.Dept of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran |
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Abstract: | BackgroundThe objective of the present study was to survey the presence of Sarcocystis in sheep’s brain in North Khorasan Province.MethodsIn general, 80 samples of sheep’s brain were collected from slaughtered sheep in slaughterhouses of North Khorasan Province. Tissue digestion method was used for observing bradyzoites in tissues. Histopathological processing tracing Sarcocystis and ensuing structural change in the brain tissue were conducted. PCR analysis was conducted on all the brain samples. Sequencing was done for one PCR product. Genotype was identified by Blast search and homology analysis.ResultSarcocystis spp. was found in one of the brain samples (1.25%) using tissue digestion method. The presence of bradyzoite was also confirmed in the prepared histopathological sections. PCR analysis was positive in one of samples. Genotyping of one sample proved that Sarcocystis species was Sarcocystis ovicanis and the nucleotide sequence of this parasite was deposited in the GenBank database under accession number No.{"type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":{"text":"KF489431","term_id":"540198437","term_text":"KF489431"}}KF489431.ConclusionSarcocystis ovicanis can involve brain tissue of sheep and consequently causes clinical symptoms. |
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Keywords: | Sarcocystis ovicanis Brain tissue Sheep Iran |
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