Detection of Babesia hongkongensis sp. nov. in a free-roaming Felis catus cat in Hong Kong

J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Aug;50(8):2799-803. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01300-12. Epub 2012 May 30.

Abstract

Intraerythrocytic Babesia-like trophozoites were seen in postmortem kidney sections of a free-roaming cat in Hong Kong. DNA sequences of the 18S rRNA and mitochondrial cytochrome b genes had only 96.7% and 90.4% nucleotide identity with known Babesia sequences. We propose that this new species be named Babesia hongkongensis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Babesia / classification*
  • Babesia / genetics
  • Babesia / isolation & purification*
  • Babesiosis / parasitology
  • Babesiosis / veterinary*
  • Cat Diseases / parasitology*
  • Cats
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Cytochromes b / genetics
  • DNA, Protozoan / chemistry
  • DNA, Protozoan / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Erythrocytes / parasitology
  • Genes, rRNA
  • Histocytochemistry
  • Hong Kong
  • Kidney / parasitology
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Protozoan / genetics
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • DNA, Protozoan
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Protozoan
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 18S
  • Cytochromes b

Associated data

  • GENBANK/JQ867356
  • GENBANK/JQ867357