Feline vector-borne haemopathogens in Turkiye: the first molecular detection of Mycoplasma wenyonii and ongoing Babesia ovis DNA presence in unspecific hosts

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dc.authoridCeylan, Ceylan/0000-0001-8072-2983
dc.authoridCeylan, Onur/0000-0002-3514-5221
dc.contributor.authorCeylan, Onur
dc.contributor.authorMa, Zhuowei
dc.contributor.authorCeylan, Ceylan
dc.contributor.authorIder, Merve
dc.contributor.authorEvci, Ayse
dc.contributor.authorMavinehir, Abdullah
dc.contributor.authorXuan, Xuenan
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-24T19:29:53Z
dc.date.available2024-12-24T19:29:53Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentSiirt Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground Cats are hosts and reservoirs for many haemopathogens such as piroplasms, Rickettsia, hemotropic Mycoplasma, Bartonella, Ehrlichia, and Anaplasma, which are transmitted by various vector arthropods and some of which have a zoonotic concern. Although it is noteworthy that the rate of ownership of companion animals has increased in Turkiye in recent years and that cats account for a large proportion of these animals, there is limited research on the vector-borne infectious agents carried by them. The present study aimed to provide a comprehensive molecular epidemiological data and molecular characterization of feline vector-borne haemopathogens (FVBHs), including piroplasms, anaplasmataceae, rickettsias, haemoplasmas, and Bartonella species in Turkiye. In total, 250 feline blood samples were collected from client-owned cats (n = 203) and shelter cats (n = 47) brought to the Small Animal Hospital of Selcuk University, Veterinary Faculty. Results Overall, 40 (16%) cats were found to be infected with at least one of the investigated haemopathogens and piroplasm, Mycoplasma spp. and Bartonella spp. prevalence was 1.6%, 11.2%, and 4.8%, respectively. No Anaplasma/Ehrlichia spp. and Rickettsia spp. DNA was detected in the investigated feline samples. Sequence analysis revealed that all four piroplasms belonged to Babesia ovis with a 97.93-99.82% nucleotide sequence identity to 18S rRNA gene sequences from Spain and Turkiye, while some sequenced hemoplasmas were Mycoplasma haemofelis (Mhf), Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum (CMhm) and Mycoplasma wenyonii, and Bartonella spp. were Bartonella henselae and Bartonella koehlerae species. Co-infections with Mycoplasma spp. and Bartonella spp. were also detected in 4 cats (1.6%) in this study, where single infections were predominant. Conclusion This study provides valuable information on zoonotically important feline vector-borne hemopathogens in Turkiye, some of which have received attention under the One Health perspective, and is the first molecular epidemiological study to demonstrate the presence of Babesia ovis, the causative agent of ovine babesiosis, and Mycoplasma wenyonii DNA, the causative agent of bovine haemotropic mycoplasmosis, in cats. Further studies on the roles of such pathogens detected in unspecific hosts and the host specificity of the vectors that transmit them will contribute to the elucidation of this situation.
dc.description.sponsorshipJapanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Core-to-Core Program; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT ) of Japan [18KK0188]
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Core-to-Core Program and Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (18KK0188) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT ) of Japan supplied financial support for this study.
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12917-024-04209-2
dc.identifier.issn1746-6148
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.pmid39143614
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85201315510
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-024-04209-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12604/7298
dc.identifier.volume20
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001291739600001
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBmc
dc.relation.ispartofBmc Veterinary Research
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241222
dc.subjectBabesia
dc.subjectCats
dc.subjectMycoplasma wenyonii
dc.subjectTurkiye
dc.subjectZoonotic
dc.titleFeline vector-borne haemopathogens in Turkiye: the first molecular detection of Mycoplasma wenyonii and ongoing Babesia ovis DNA presence in unspecific hosts
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