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Molecular Identification of Sarcocystis grueneri in Wild Korean Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus)

  • Kim, Hye-won (Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Research Institute and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science and College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Hyeon-Cheol (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Ryu, Si-Yun (Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine and College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Choi, Kyoung-Seong (College of Ecology and Environmental Science, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Yu, Do-Hyeon (Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Park, Jinho (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Chae, Joon-Seok (Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Research Institute and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science and College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Park, Bae-Keun (Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine and College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
  • Received : 2017.09.17
  • Accepted : 2018.04.17
  • Published : 2018.04.30
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Abstract

The cysts of Sarcocystis grueneri were detected and characterized from the cardiac muscles of the Korean water deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus). Of the 38 heart muscle samples examined by light microscopy, 10 were found infected with the cysts of Sarcocystis sp. The cysts appeared oval to spherical shape and measured $110-380{\mu}m$ in length and $90-170{\mu}m$ in width. A phylogenetic tree of the 18S rRNA sequences (1.5 kb) revealed a close relationship of the infected cysts to genus Sarcocystis. The 18S rRNA sequence of the infected cysts showed 100% identity to S. grueneri and 97% to S. capracanis. Here, we first report the S. grueneri infections in the Korean water deer.

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