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Title (en)
Molecular analysis of blood-associated pathogens in European wildcats (Felis silvestris silvestris) from Germany
Language
English
Description (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.
Keywords (en)
Candidatus Mycoplasma-Haemominutum; Cytauxzoon-Felis; Domestic Cats; Anaplasma-Phagocytophilum; Phylogenetic Analysis; Amblyomma-Americanum; 1st Detection; Prevalence; Transmission; Infections
DOI
10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.08.012
Author of the digital object
Maria Sophia Unterköfler  (University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)
Mike Heddergott  (Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle Luxembourg)
Hans-Peter Führer  (University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)
Hermann Ansorge  (Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz / Technical University Dresden)
Peter Steinbach  (University of Göttingen)
Ole Anders  (Nationalpark Harz)
Diana Jeschke  (Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz)
Franz Müller  (Justus-Liebig-University Giessen)
Kristýna Hrazdilová  (Mendel University Brno / Charles University Pilsen)
Joachim Spergser  (University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)
Bita Shahi Barogh  (University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)
Josef Harl  (University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)
Format
application/pdf
Size
691.1 kB
Licence Selected
CC BY 4.0 International
Type of publication
Article
Name of Publication (en)
International Journal for Parasitology - Parasites and Wildlife
Pages or Volume
10
Volume
19
From Page
128
To Page
137
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
2022