tropical theileriosis is a tick-transmitted disease which caused by obligative intracellular protozoan theileria annulata. diagnosis is usually based on identification of parasite in giemsa stained smears of peripheral blood, spleen or lymph nodes. today, the molecular methods with high sensitivity and specificity are used for diagnosis of infected and carrier animals, epidemiological and phylo...

Serological surveys have confirmed Anaplasma marginale and Anaplasma phagocytophilum infections in dromedary camels, but molecular surveys and genetic characterisation of camel-associated Anaplasma species are lacking. In this study, we detected tick-borne Anaplasmataceae in 30 of 100 (30%) healthy dromedary camels screened using a combined 16S rRNA-groEL PCR-sequencing approach. Nucleotide seq...

The nucleotide sequences of a segment of the Pneumocystis mitochondrial large-subunit (mt LSU) rRNA gene from rhesus macaques coinfected with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) and Pneumocystis carinii were examined. Of 12 isolates examined, 3 were found to be identical and the others showed substantial sequence variation, with up to 13% divergence among variants. We identified two general seq...

BACKGROUND There is an increasing need for alternatives to antibiotics for promoting animal health, given the increasing problems associated with antibiotic resistance. In this regard, we evaluated spent cider yeast as a potential probiotic for modifying the gut microbiota in weanling pigs using pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA gene libraries. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Piglets aged 24-26 d...

More than 185 species, strains and unclassified Theileria parasites are categorized in the Entrez Taxonomy. The accurate diagnosis and proper identification of the causative agents are important for understanding the epidemiology, prevention and appropriate treatment. This study aims to discuss the importance of two genes of Theileria annulata 18S ribosomal RNA (18S rRNA) and Theileria annulata...

During the last two decades, over 800 phytoplasma strains have been reported in association with several hundred plant diseases and numerous insect vectors. Research has yielded new knowledge about phytoplasma ecology and phylogenetic relationships. A taxonomic system has emerged, and perspectives on phytoplasma speciation have changed. Guidelines for naming new ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma’ species...

to assess the microbiological status of a biofiltration system used to treat borehole water, filtermatrix samples were analyzed after staining for the presence of active biofilms using confocal laser scanningmicroscopy (clsm). clsm revealed the presence of biofilms on the filter matrix with actively metabolizingmicrobial cells present. thereafter, heterotrophs,manganese oxidizing bacteria (mob)...