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<datacite:title xml:lang="en">Molecular analysis of blood-associated pathogens in European wildcats (Felis silvestris silvestris) from Germany</datacite:title>

  
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<datacite:creatorName nameType="Personal">Unterköfler, Maria Sophia</datacite:creatorName>

  
<datacite:givenName>Maria Sophia</datacite:givenName>

  
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<datacite:affiliation>University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna</datacite:affiliation>

  
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<datacite:creatorName nameType="Personal">Heddergott, Mike</datacite:creatorName>

  
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<datacite:affiliation>Musée National d&#39;Histoire Naturelle Luxembourg</datacite:affiliation>

  
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<datacite:creatorName nameType="Personal">Führer, Hans-Peter</datacite:creatorName>

  
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<datacite:affiliation>University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna</datacite:affiliation>

  
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<datacite:affiliation>Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz / Technical University Dresden</datacite:affiliation>

  
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<datacite:affiliation>University of Göttingen</datacite:affiliation>

  
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<datacite:creatorName nameType="Personal">Müller, Franz</datacite:creatorName>

  
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<datacite:affiliation>Justus-Liebig-University Giessen</datacite:affiliation>

  
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<datacite:creatorName nameType="Personal">Hrazdilová, Kristýna</datacite:creatorName>

  
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<datacite:affiliation>Mendel University Brno / Charles University Pilsen</datacite:affiliation>

  
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<datacite:creatorName nameType="Personal">Spergser, Joachim</datacite:creatorName>

  
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<datacite:affiliation>University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna</datacite:affiliation>

  
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<datacite:creatorName nameType="Personal">Barogh, Bita Shahi</datacite:creatorName>

  
<datacite:givenName>Bita Shahi</datacite:givenName>

  
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<datacite:affiliation>University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna</datacite:affiliation>

  
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<datacite:creatorName nameType="Personal">Harl, Josef</datacite:creatorName>

  
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<datacite:affiliation>University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna</datacite:affiliation>

  
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<dc:publisher>Elsevier</dc:publisher>

  
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<dc:description xml:lang="en">European wildcats (Felis silvestris silvestris) have not been investigated in large numbers for blood-associated pathogens in Germany, because wildcats, being a protected species, may not be hunted, and the collection of samples is therefore difficult. Thus, spleen tissue and whole blood from 96 wildcats from Germany found as roadkill or dead from other causes in the years 1998-2020 were examined for the prevalence of blood associated pathogens using molecular genetic tools. PCR was used to screen for haemotrophic Mycoplasma spp., Hepatozoon spp., Cytauxzoon spp., Bartonella spp., Filarioidea, Anaplasmataceae, and Rickettsiales, and positive samples were subsequently sequenced. Phylogenetic analyses were performed for Mycoplasma spp. and Hepatozoon spp. by calculating phylogenetic trees and DNA haplotype networks. The following pathogens were found: Candidatus Mycoplasma haematominutum (7/96), Mycoplasma ovis (1/96), Hepatozoon silvestris (34/96), Hepatozoon felis (6/96), Cytauxzoon europaeus (45/96), and Bartonella spp. (3/96). This study elucidates the prevalence of blood-associated pathogens in wildcats from Germany.</dc:description>

  
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<datacite:subject xml:lang="en">Candidatus Mycoplasma-Haemominutum; Cytauxzoon-Felis; Domestic Cats; Anaplasma-Phagocytophilum; Phylogenetic Analysis; Amblyomma-Americanum; 1st Detection; Prevalence; Transmission; Infections</datacite:subject>

  
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<datacite:alternateIdentifier alternateIdentifierType="DOI">10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.08.012</datacite:alternateIdentifier>

  
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<dc:source>International Journal for Parasitology - Parasites and Wildlife 19, 128-137 (2022)</dc:source>

  
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<datacite:date dateType="Issued">2022</datacite:date>

  
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