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Multilocus sequencing of Hepatozoon cf. griseisciuri infections in Ontario eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) uncovers two genotypically distinct sympatric parasite species.
Parasitology research - 1 Feb 2020
Léveillé Alexandre N, El Skhawy Nahla, Barta John R
Abstract excerpt
Intra-leukocytic gamonts consistent with the description of Hepatozoon griseisciuri Clark, 1958 are reported for the first time in Canadian eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin, 1788). Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and direct Sanger sequencing identified a pair of distinct genotypes at both a nuclear and mitochondrial locus; two 18S ribosomal RNA gene sequences (rDNA; genotype A and...
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