Trypanosomatids in European bison (Bison bonasus): insights from biting midges and tissue screening

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=Or0BKlNm3Z" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=Or0BKlNm3Z</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10344-025-01960-1" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10344-025-01960-1</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Trypanosomatids in European bison (Bison bonasus): insights from biting midges and tissue screening

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

While leishmaniases have long been established in southern Europe, increasing cases have also been reported in Central Europe. A recent serological study in Poland suggested the presence of Leishmania spp. in European bison (Bison bonasus). To verify this, we screened both Culicoides biting midges and European bison tissues for Leishmania DNA. Biting midges were collected in the Bia &amp; lstrok;owieska Forest, where we identified ten species, with Culicoides obsoletus and C. pictipennis being the most abundant. However, none of the 129 biting midges or 63 European bison tissue samples tested positive for Leishmania DNA. In contrast, Culicoides midges were found to carry Trypanosoma theileri and the monoxenous trypanosomatid Herpetomonas ztiplika. Moreover, T. theileri was detected in three European bison, marking the first molecular confirmation of this parasite in this host. Given the absence of Leishmania DNA in both European bison and biting midges, we propose that the previous serological findings may have resulted from cross-reactivity with T. theileri rather than a true Leishmania infection.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Trypanosomatids in European bison (Bison bonasus): insights from biting midges and tissue screening

Popis výsledku anglicky

While leishmaniases have long been established in southern Europe, increasing cases have also been reported in Central Europe. A recent serological study in Poland suggested the presence of Leishmania spp. in European bison (Bison bonasus). To verify this, we screened both Culicoides biting midges and European bison tissues for Leishmania DNA. Biting midges were collected in the Bia &amp; lstrok;owieska Forest, where we identified ten species, with Culicoides obsoletus and C. pictipennis being the most abundant. However, none of the 129 biting midges or 63 European bison tissue samples tested positive for Leishmania DNA. In contrast, Culicoides midges were found to carry Trypanosoma theileri and the monoxenous trypanosomatid Herpetomonas ztiplika. Moreover, T. theileri was detected in three European bison, marking the first molecular confirmation of this parasite in this host. Given the absence of Leishmania DNA in both European bison and biting midges, we propose that the previous serological findings may have resulted from cross-reactivity with T. theileri rather than a true Leishmania infection.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10600 - Biological sciences

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

European Journal of Wildlife Research

ISSN

1612-4642

e-ISSN

1439-0574

Svazek periodika

71

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

6

Strana od-do

80

Kód UT WoS článku

001531970600002

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105011162545