Sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the thrombospondin-related adhesive protein gene of Babesia gibsoni isolates in dogs in South India

Babesia gibsoni, the causative agent of canine piroplasmosis, is a tick-borne intraerythrocytic protozoan parasite predominantly reported in Asian countries. The present study aimed at genotypic characterization of B. gibsoni isolates prevalent in dogs in Kerala, a southern state of India. Blood sam...

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Veröffentlicht in:Parasitology international 2022-02, Vol.86, p.102477-102477, Article 102477
Hauptverfasser: Bora, Christophe Angeline Felicia, Varghese, Anju, Deepa, Chundayil Kalarickal, Nandini, Ashwathappa, Malangmei, Lanchalung, Kumar, Karapparambu Gopalan Ajith, Raina, Opinder Krishen, John, Lijo, Prasanna, Preena, Asaf, Muhasin, Kumar, Gatchanda Shravan, Hembram, Prabodh Kumar, Vergis, Jess, Juliet, Sanis, Ravindran, Reghu
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Zusammenfassung:Babesia gibsoni, the causative agent of canine piroplasmosis, is a tick-borne intraerythrocytic protozoan parasite predominantly reported in Asian countries. The present study aimed at genotypic characterization of B. gibsoni isolates prevalent in dogs in Kerala, a southern state of India. Blood samples were collected from 272 dogs in Kerala and B. gibsoni infection was detected by microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Molecular confirmation of B. gibsoni parasites was carried out by 18S rRNA nested-PCR, followed by sequencing. Nested-PCR detected a higher percentage of dogs (40.44%) positive for B. gibsoni infection than microscopy where 15.81% dogs were detected positive for infection. Genetic characterization of B. gibsoni isolates (n = 11) prevalent in dogs in the state of Kerala was carried out by PCR amplification and sequencing of the 855 bp thrombospondin-related adhesive protein (TRAP) gene fragment. Phylogenetic analysis of the B. gibsoni TRAP (BgTRAP) gene revealed that B. gibsoni isolates from Kerala formed a distinct cluster with the isolates from north India and Bangladesh, away from other East Asian isolates. Nucleotide analysis of the tandem repeats of BgTRAP gene showed considerable genetic variation among Indian isolates that was shared by B. gibsoni isolates of Bangladesh but not by the isolates of East Asian countries. The results of the present study further confirmed that B. gibsoni parasites in a distinct genetic clade are endemic in dogs in India and Bangladesh. However, elaborate studies are required for better understanding of the genetic diversity of B. gibsoni. •TRAP gene is a reliable genetic marker for determination of genetic diversity in B. gibsoni.•Tandem nucleotide repeats are present in B. gibsoni isolates of India and Bangladesh.•These consensus nucleotide repeats in the TRAP gene lead to genetic variations.•South and North-Indian isolates show widespread genetic variations in BgTRAP gene.
ISSN:1383-5769
1873-0329
DOI:10.1016/j.parint.2021.102477