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Molecular Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis of Babesia Species Isolated from Domestic Cattle
 

Rimsha Farooq1, Mian Abdul Hafeez*1, Muhammad Oneeb1, Azhar Rafique3, Kamran Ashraf1, Faiza Aslam4, Nauman Rauf1, Kiran Khalid1, Farrukh Bilal1, Sammina Mahmood5 and Adeel Sattar2

 
1Department of Parasitology; 2Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan; 3Department of Zoology Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan; 4Livestock and Dairy Development Department, Punjab, Pakistan; 5Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
*Corresponding author: abdul.hafeez@uvas.edu.pk

Abstract   

Babesiosis is a key tick born disease caused by the protozoal parasites belonging to the genus Babesia, cosmopolitan in nature and infecting enormous range of large ruminants. Study was intended to determine the presence of local isolates of Babesia species (B. bovis, B. bigemina) their molecular characterization and phylogenetic relationship in cattle (district Narowal) Punjab. Blood samples were collected from 200 suspected cattle, from seven villages of selected district. DNA was extracted by using DNA zole, Gene-all Kit, manual method and subjected to PCR for amplification using specific RLB and Universal Primers. Quantification of protozoan parasite was performed by RT PCR using Solis biodine kit. A total of 36 out of 200 animal samples, were found positive by microscopy. PCR positive samples (17) were amplified and bands of strength 520-bp and 800-bp with specific RLB and for universal primers respectively were obtained for Babesia species. These 17 samples were sent for sequencing and by using Clustal W; Bioedit software with Neighbor-joining method phylogenetic tree was established. Current study reported the presence of B. bigemina i.e. 18% (conventional method) in large ruminants of district Narowal, Pakistan, and confirmation by (molecular characterization) PCR (8.5%) and phylogenetic relationship. Phylogenetic results showed that our study has homology with Babesia bigemina strain.

To Cite This Article: Farooq R, Hafeez MA, Oneeb M, Rafique A, Ashraf K, Aslam F, Rauf N, Khalid K, Bilal F, Mahmood S and Sattar A, 2020. Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Babesia species isolated from domestic cattle. Pak Vet J, 40(2): 224-228. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2019.003

 
   

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