LUMEIJ, Johannes T., Lenka MIKALOVÁ and David ŠMAJS. Is there a difference between hare syphilis and rabbit syphilis? Cross infection experiments between rabbits and hares. Veterinary Microbiology. Amserdam: Elsevier, 2013, vol. 164, 1-2, p. 190-194. ISSN 0378-1135. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.02.001.
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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.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
Country of publisher United States of America
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Impact factor Impact factor: 2.726
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14110/13:00065611
Organization unit Faculty of Medicine
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.02.001
UT WoS 000318131400025
Keywords in English Venereal disease; Spirochetes; Treponema paraluiscuniculi; Lepus europaeus; Treponema paraluisleporis; Treponema paraluisleporidarum
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Abstract
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.
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GAP302/12/0574, research and development projectName: Celogenomové sekvencování v analýze genomů a transkriptomů patogenních bakterií rodu Treponema
Investor: Czech Science Foundation
NT11159, research and development projectName: Mapování výskytu makrolidové rezistence původce syfilis v ČR a molekulární typizace jednotlivých syfilitických kmenů
Investor: Ministry of Health of the CR
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