Preliminary comparative analysis of the resolving power of COX1 and 16S-rDNA as molecular markers for the identification of ticks from Portugal

Authors: Diogo Filipe, Ricardo Parreira, André Pereira, Nuno Galvão, José Manuel Cristóvão, Mónica Nunes, Maria Luísa Vieira, Lenea Campino, Carla Maia
Publication Year: 2021
Journal: Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, vol 24, art 100551
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vprsr.2021.100551

REGIONAL REPORT ABSTRACT The utility of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COX1) and 16S ribosomal DNA (16S-rDNA) sequence analyses as a complementary/alternative tool to classical taxonomy, for the identification of some of the most prevalent hard tick species from Portugal was evaluated using BOLD-ID (COX1 only), BLASTn and phylogenetic tree reconstruction based on multiple nucleotide sequence […]
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Leishmania infantum strains from cats are similar in biological properties to canine and human strains

Authors: André Pereira, Ricardo Parreira, José Manuel Cristóvão, Fabrizio Vitale, Patrick Bastien, Lenea Campino, Carla Maia
Publication Year: 2021
Journal: Veterinary Parasitology, vol 298, art 109531
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2021.109531

HIGHLIGHTS • Feline Leishmania strains are phenotypically similar to those from humans and dogs. • Feline, canine, and human strains have a identical susceptibility to drugs. • Parasites isolated from cats can infect feline, canine, and human macrophages. • Feline macrophages are permissive to strains isolated from dogs and humans. ABSTRACT Zoonotic visceral leishmaniosis is a […]
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Giardia duodenalis infection in dogs from the metropolitan area of Lisbon, Portugal: prevalence, genotyping and associated risk factors

Authors: André Pereira, Joana Teixeira, Sofia Sousa, Ricardo Parreira, Lenea Campino, José Meireles, Carla Maia
Publication Year: 2021
Journal: Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 45, pp 372–379
Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-020-01307-4

ABSTRACT Giardia duodenalis is a cosmopolitan enteric protozoan that affects a wide range of vertebrates, including humans and dogs. Genetic characterisation reveals eight different assemblages, with A and B having been found mainly in humans and several other animals, and thus considered potentially zoonotic, while C and D are adapted to infect dogs. This study […]
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Preliminary comparative analysis of the resolving power of COX1 and 16S-rDNA as molecular markers for the identification of ticks from Portugal

Leishmania infantum strains from cats are similar in biological properties to canine and human strains

Giardia duodenalis infection in dogs from the metropolitan area of Lisbon, Portugal: prevalence, genotyping and associated risk factors

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