Journal article
Molecular detection and characterization of Trichomonas spp. in wild birds in the Brazilian Pantanal
Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria, v 34(3), 001825
01 Jan 2025
PMID: 40608604
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Abstract
Members of the family Trichomonadidae, particularly Trichomonas gallinae, are globally distributed avian parasites that primarily infect birds from the orders Columbiformes, Falconiformes, and Strigiformes. Although infections in Passeriformes are often subclinical, clinical cases have been reported. Transmission occurs through direct contact or indirectly via contaminated food or water, enabling infection across various avian orders, including Anseriformes, Falconiformes, Galliformes, Gruiformes, Passeriformes, Piciformes, Psittaciformes, and Strigiformes. This study aimed to assess the occurrence and genetic diversity of Trichomonas spp. in 246 wild birds captured in Pocon & eacute;, Mato Grosso, located in the Brazilian Pantanal. Oropharyngeal swab samples were collected in July 2022 from birds belonging to six different orders. Following DNA extraction, molecular detection was performed targeting the ITS1/5.8S/ITS2 ribosomal region. Of the total samples, 107 (43.5%) tested positive, with high prevalence in Passeriformes (40.8%), Cuculiformes (75%), and Columbiformes (63.2%). Phylogenetic analysis using Bayesian inference placed the 18 obtained sequences, representing five distinct haplotypes, into three separate clades of T. gallinae. In conclusion, Trichomonas DNA was detected in asymptomatic birds from three different avian orders. The high infection prevalence and haplotype sharing among species highlight the widespread distribution and potential transmission of T. gallinae among wild birds in the Brazilian Pantanal.
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- Title
- Molecular detection and characterization of Trichomonas spp. in wild birds in the Brazilian Pantanal
- Creators
- Amanda Garcia Pereira - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Sarah Raquel Jesus Santos Simoes - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Maite Cardoso Coelho da Silva - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Leticia Colovatti Mariano - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Ana Claudia Calchi - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Amir Salvador Alabi Cordova - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Tiago Valadares Ferreira - Universidade Federal de Mato GrossoJoao Batista Pinho - Univ Fed Mato Grosso UFMT, Inst Biociencias, Programa Posgrad Ecol & Conservacao Biodiversidade, Cuiaba, MT, BrazilAlan Fecchio - Drexel UniversityRicardo Bassini-Silva - Instituto ButantanAna Carolina Castro-Santiago - Universidade de São PauloJeffrey Bell - University of North DakotaRosangela Zacarias Machado - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Marcos Rogerio Andre - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Karin Werther - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
- Publication Details
- Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria, v 34(3), 001825
- Publisher
- Brazilian College of Veterinary Parasitology
- Number of pages
- 12
- Grant note
- 303701/2021-8 / CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development); Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPQ) 2021/05961-5 / FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo); Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP) 001 / Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel - Brazil (CAPES); Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Ornithology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001521742900001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-105008252161
- Other Identifier
- 991022197298804721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Parasitology
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