Occurrence of Two Distinct Theileria Lineages in Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) of Iwate Prefecture, Japan

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  • IKAWA Kazuhito
    Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University
  • AOKI Mikiko
    Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University
  • ICHIKAWA Madoka
    Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University
  • ITAGAKI Tadashi
    Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University

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  • Parasitology: Occurrence of two distinct Theileria lineages in sika deer (Cervus nippon) of Iwate Prefecture, Japan

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In the present study, we tried to detect protozoan blood parasites from the liver or blood of 141 Japanese sika deer (Cervus nippon) in Iwate Prefecture of Japan by polymerase chain reaction. Approximately 500-bp amplicons were obtained in 76 (53.9%) of 141 samples by amplification for V4 hyper-variable regions of the 18S rRNA gene, and the amplicons were considered to be DNA of Theileria species. The complete nucleotide sequences (1701-bp) of the 18S rRNA gene were determined in 25 samples and were divided into 8 genotypes that were phylogenetically separated into two distinct lineages showing a monophyletic relation. The two lineages of Theileria were detected in different rates (12 and 88%) from sika deer in Iwate Prefecture.<br>

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