First report of Sarcocystis halieti (Apicomplexa) in bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)
Prakas, Petras (Nature Research Centre)
Estruch Morente, Josep (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals)
Velarde, Roser (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals)
Ilgūnas, Mikas (Nature Research Centre)
Šneideris, Donatas (Nature Research Centre)
Nicolás-Francisco, Olga (Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d'Agricultura, Ramaderia, Pesca i Alimentació (DARP))
Marco, Ignasi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals)
Calero-Bernal, Rafael (Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Departamento de Sanidad Animal)

Date:	2023
Abstract:	At least three Sarcocystis species (S. falcatula, S. halieti and S. wobeseri -like) have been detected infecting raptorial birds. By histopathology and PCR-sequencing of the ITS1 marker, S. halieti was detected in a bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) and a black kite (Milvus migrans) from the Catalonia region in North Spain. The 241 bp-long sequences obtained from the Sarcocystis organisms detected in both raptors showed 97. 5-99. 6% and 97. 9-100% similarity with those of previously identified S. halieti ; also, the phylogenetic trees generated placed the identified sequences together with other sequences of S. halieti available in GenBank. In sum, the description of the bearded vulture as a new intermediate host for S. halieti adds new insights on the complex epidemiology of the genus involving avian hosts.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Apicomplexa ; Sarcocystis ; Raptorial birds ; ITS1 ; Phylogeny
Published in:	Veterinary Research Communications, Vol. 48 (august 2023) , p. 541-546, ISSN 1573-7446

DOI: 10.1007/s11259-023-10191-1
PMID: 37556068

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