Fig. 3 in Sarcocystis falcatula-like derived from opossum in Northeastern Brazil: In vitro propagation in avian cells, molecular characterization and bioassay in birds

Fig. 3. Dendograms on SAG2, SAG3 and SAG4 genotypes from Sarcocystis spp. that use Brazilian Didelphis spp. as definitive hosts, as proposed by Monteiro et al. (2013) and Valadas et al. (2016). Arrows 1 to 7 correspond to Sarcocystis spp. genotypes derived from budgerigars that were experimentally infected with Didelphis spp. sporocysts (Cesar et al., 2018; Gondim et al., 2017). Arrow 8 identifies a genotype of S. falcatula isolated from a naturally infected bare-faced ibis (Phimosus infuscatus) (Konradt et al., 2017). Arrow 9 represents the current genotype (Sarco-BA1) and those observed in Magellanic penguins (Acosta et al., 2018). SN138 (Lindsay et al., 2004) and SF1 (Marsh et al., 1997) are reference strains of Sarcocystis neurona and Sarcocystis falcatula, respectively. Alleles in shaded boxes correspond to genotypes identified in opossums-derived sporocysts that have not been associated with S. falcatula so far.