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Journal Article
Molecular-phylogenetic investigation of trichomonads in dogs and cats reveals a novel Tritrichomonas species
2024
Overview
Background
Trichomonosis is a common infection in small animals, mostly manifesting in gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea. Although oral trichomonads are also known, the species found colonizing the large intestine are more frequently detected protozoa.
Methods
In the present study, four wildcats, 94 domestic cats, and 25 dogs, originating from 18 different locations in Hungary, were investigated for the presence of oral and large intestinal trichomonads based on the
18S rRNA
gene and ITS2.
Results
All oral swabs were negative by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). However,
Tritrichomonas foetus
was detected in a high proportion among tested domestic cats (13.8%) and dogs (16%), and
Pentatrichomonas hominis
only in two domestic cats. In addition, a novel
Tritrichomonas
genotype was identified in one cat, probably representing a new species that was shown to be phylogenetically most closely related to
Tritrichomonas casperi
described recently from mice. All positive dogs and half of the positive cats showed symptoms, and among cats, the most frequent breed was the Ragdoll.
Conclusions
With molecular methods, this study evaluated the prevalence of oral and intestinal trichomonads in clinical samples of dogs and cats from Hungary, providing the first evidence of
T. foetus
in dogs of this region. In contrast to literature data,
P. hominis
was more prevalent in cats than in dogs. Finally, a hitherto unknown large intestinal
Tritrichomonas
species (closely related to
T. casperi
) was shown to be present in a cat, raising two possibilities. First, this novel genotype might have been a rodent-associated pseudoparasite in the relevant cat. Otherwise, the cat was actually infected, thus suggesting the role of a predator–prey link in the evolution of this trichomonad.
Graphical Abstract
Publisher
BioMed Central,BioMed Central Ltd,BMC
Subject
/ Analysis
/ Animals
/ Biomedical and Life Sciences
/ Cats
/ diarrhea
/ Diseases
/ Dogs
/ Female
/ genes
/ Genotype
/ Hungary
/ ITS
/ Male
/ Protozoan Infections, Animal - epidemiology
/ Protozoan Infections, Animal - parasitology
/ RNA, Ribosomal, 18S - genetics
/ Rodent
/ species
/ Tritrichomonas foetus - classification
/ Tritrichomonas foetus - genetics
/ Tritrichomonas foetus - isolation & purification
/ Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science
/ Virology
