Description of Babesia coryicola sp. nov. from Florida pumas (Puma concolor coryi) from southern Florida, USA

Description of Babesia coryicola sp. nov. from Florida pumas (Puma concolor coryi) from southern Florida, USA

Previously, a high prevalence of piroplasms has been reported from Florida pumas (Puma concolor coryi) from southern Florida. In the current study, we describe the biological characteristics of a novel Babesia species in Florida pumas. Ring-stage trophozoites were morphologically similar to trophozo...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife 2024-08, Vol.24, p.100963, Article 100963
Hauptverfasser: Shock, Barbara C., Jones, Håkon H., Garrett, Kayla B., Hernandez, Sonia M., Burchfield, Holly J., Haman, Katie, Schwantje, Helen, Telford, Sam R., Cunningham, Mark W., Yabsley, Michael J.
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Sprache:eng
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Babesia
Felid
Florida panther
Novel species
Piroplasm
Puma concolor
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Zusammenfassung:Previously, a high prevalence of piroplasms has been reported from Florida pumas (Puma concolor coryi) from southern Florida. In the current study, we describe the biological characteristics of a novel Babesia species in Florida pumas. Ring-stage trophozoites were morphologically similar to trophozoites of numerous small babesids of felids including B. leo, B. felis, and Cytauxzoon felis. Parasitemias in Florida pumas were very low (
ISSN:2213-2244
2213-2244
DOI:10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.100963