Genetic Diversity of Major Piroplasm Surface Protein Genes and Their Allelic Variants of Theileria Parasites in Thai Cattle.
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- Published by Japanese Society of Veterinary Science in The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
- Vol. 61 (9) , 991-994
- https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.61.991
Abstract
Twenty-eight field isolated Theileria parasite DNAs obtained from dairy and beef cattle in distinct geographical areas of Thailand were characterized by using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification with six sets of oligonucleotide primers. Three sets of them were modified from two genes of immunodominant major piroplasm surface protein (MPSP) coding for 32 kDa (p32) of T. sergenti and 33/34 kDa (p33/34) of T. buffeli, and MPSP of Theileria spp.(Thai-isolate). The other three sets of primers were basically generated from three alleles of MPSP which were specific for Japanese T. sergenti-Ikeda stock (I-type), Japanese T. sergenti-Chitose stock (C-type) and Australian T. buffeli-Warwick stock (B1-type), respectively. The results indicated that 14 out of 28 isolates were amplified by the Thai-specific primer whereas 6 isolates were amplified by the p32 specific primer and the other 5 isolates were amplified by the p32 and Thai-specific primers. In addition, by using the allele-specific PCR, 14 out of 28 isolates contained C-type MPSP whereas 3 isolates contained B1 type parasites. Interestingly, 20 out of 28 isolates could be amplified by the Thai-specific primer. The majority of Theileria parasites distributed in Thailand contained Thai type parasites, whereas C-type parasites showed the mixed population with B1 and Thai type parasites. No I type parasite was detected.Keywords
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