Sarcocystidae in wild birds of southeastern Brazil

• Published in: Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria Vol. 30; no. 1; p. e028520
• Main Authors: Rêgo, Wagner Martins Fontes do, Costa, Júlia Gatti Ladeia, Baraviera, Ramon Castro de Araujo, Pinto, Lorena Velozo, Bessa, Gabriella de Lima, Lopes, Rosálida Estevam Nazar, Silveira, Julia Angelica Gonçalves da, Vitor, Ricardo Wagner Almeida
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária 01.01.2021; Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
• Subjects: Animals; Biological Assay; Bird Diseases - epidemiology; Bird Diseases - parasitology; Birds; Brazil; Coccidiosis - epidemiology; DNA, Protozoan; Mice; nested PCR; PARASITOLOGY; Polymerase Chain Reaction; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S - genetics; Sarcocystidae - genetics; Sarcocystis - genetics; Sarcocystis spp; Toxoplasma - genetics; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis, Animal - epidemiology; VETERINARY SCIENCES; wild birds; Brazil; wild birds; Brasil; aves silvestres; Toxoplasma gondii; nested PCR; Brazil; Sarcocystis spp

This study aimed to identify members of the Sarcocystidae family in naturally infected wild birds at a rescue center in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. The heart and brain of 44 wild birds were evaluated by bioassay in mice to detect T. gondii, and extracted DNA was used for nested P...