Detailed Information on Publication Record
2013
Is there a difference between hare syphilis and rabbit syphilis? Cross infection experiments between rabbits and hares
LUMEIJ, Johannes T., Lenka MIKALOVÁ and David ŠMAJSBasic information
Original name
Is there a difference between hare syphilis and rabbit syphilis? Cross infection experiments between rabbits and hares
Authors
LUMEIJ, Johannes T. (528 Netherlands), Lenka MIKALOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and David ŠMAJS (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Veterinary Microbiology, Amserdam, Elsevier, 2013, 0378-1135
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
10600 1.6 Biological sciences
Country of publisher
United States of America
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Impact factor
Impact factor: 2.726
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14110/13:00065611
Organization unit
Faculty of Medicine
UT WoS
000318131400025
Keywords in English
Venereal disease; Spirochetes; Treponema paraluiscuniculi; Lepus europaeus; Treponema paraluisleporis; Treponema paraluisleporidarum
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Reviewed
Změněno: 12/8/2013 11:27, Ing. Mgr. Věra Pospíšilíková
Abstract
V originále
Cross infection of rabbits and hares with Treponema paraluiscuniculi from rabbits and the related microorganism from hares, which was provisionally named "Treponema paraluisleporis", revealed that T. paraluiscuniculi affects rabbits clinically, but only causes seroconversion in hares without causing clinical disease, while "T. paraluisleporis" induces disease in both rabbits and hares. The 16S rRNA gene of "T. paraluisleporis" was sequenced (GenBank acc. no. JX899416) and compared to the sequence of T. paraluiscuniculi strain Cuniculi A. A phylogenetic tree based on the sequence alignment of 2002 bp taken from several treponemal strains was constructed. Both "T. paraluisleporis" and T. paraluiscuniculi are clustered together indicating their common origin. The close phylogenetic relatedness of both representatives supports the conclusion that subspecies or ecovar status should be given to these strains rather than species status. A more appropriate species name might be Treponema paraluisleporidarum. The genitive refers to the nominative Leporidae (family of rabbits and hares). The naturally occurring strain in rabbits would than be T. paraluisleporidarum ecovar Cuniculus and the strain from hares T. paraluisleporidarum ecovar Lepus. Since the former seems to have fewer physiological hosts, ecovar Lepus may represent an evolutionary ancestor of ecovar Cuniculus.
Links
| GAP302/12/0574, research and development project |
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| NT11159, research and development project |
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