Research Article

First Report of Trypanosoma sp. in Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus): Morphological and Phylogenetic Relationships

Table 1

Trypanosomatids isolates, host, geographic origin, and sequences of SSU rDNA and gGAPDH used for phylogenetic analysis.

Trypanosomatids speciesIsolate codeHostGeographic originAccession numbera
gGAPDH SSU rDNA

Fish
Trypanosoma sp.CLARClarias angolensis AfricaAJ620251
Trypanosoma sp.MARVCyprinus carpio Czech RepublicAJ620248
T. granulosum PortugalAnguilla anguilla PortugalAJ620247
T. granulosum UKAnguilla anguilla United KingdomAJ620246
Reptile
Trypanosoma sp.GeckoTarentola annularis SenegalAJ620259
T. varani V54Varanus exanthematicus SenegalAJ620261
Trypanosoma sp.T610Caiman yacare BrazilEU596256EU596252
Trypanosoma sp.T624Caiman yacare BrazilEU596257EU596253
Trypanosoma sp.T625Caiman yacare BrazilEU596259
Trypanosoma sp.T1092Caiman yacare BrazilEU596258EU596254
Trypanosoma sp.T1100Caiman yacare BrazilEU596260
Trypanosoma sp.T1101Caiman yacare BrazilEU596261
Trypanosoma sp.T1102Caiman yacare BrazilEU596262
Trypanosoma sp.T1119Caiman yacare BrazilEU596263
Trypanosoma sp.T1120Caiman yacare BrazilEU596255
Trypanosoma sp.CBT02Caiman crocodilus BrazilJQ768791JQ768792
Bird
T. avium ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Czech RepublicAJ620263
T. avium RookCorvus frugilegus Czech RepublicAJ620262
Mammals
T. conorhini USPRattus rattus BrazilAJ620267
T. cruzi marinkellei B7Phyllostomus hastatus BrazilAJ620270
T. cruzi X52898
T. lewisi L32Rattus rattus AJ620272
T. microti TRL132Microtus agrestis EnglandAJ620273
Trypanosoma sp.ABFWallabia bicolor AustraliaAJ620276
Trypanosoma sp.R5Oryctolagus cuniculus AustraliaAJ620276
T. theileri K127Bos taurus GermanyAJ620282
Trypanosoma sp.D30Cervus damaGermanyAJ620279
T. dionisii P3Pipistrellus pipistrellusUnited KingdomAJ620271
T. vespertilionis P14Pipistrellus pipistrellusEnglandAJ620283
T. brucei rhodesiense 058Homo sapiensZambiaAJ620284
T. vivax DesowitzOvis ariesNigeriaAJ620295
T. vivax AF053744
T. congolense ForestCam22Capra capra CameroonAJ620289
T. congolense ForestTSW103Sus scrofa LiberiaAJ620286
T. evansi AF053743
T. cyclops LV492Macaca sp.MalaysiaAJ620265
T. minasense LSTMSaimiri boliviensis South AmericaAJ620274
T. rangeli AF053742
Invertebrate
Crithidia fasciculata AF047493
T. congolense ForestANR3Glossina palpalis GambiaAJ620285
T. congolense Tsavo114Glossina pallidipes TanzaniaAJ620291
T. cruzi C8 cl2Triatoma infestans BoliviaAJ620268
T. cruzi VINCH 89Triatoma infestans ChileAJ620269
T. grayi ANR4Glossina palpalis GambiaAJ620257AJ005278
T. grayi BAN1Glossina palpalis GambiaAJ620258AJ620546
T. simiae Ken 2Glossina morsitans GambiaAJ620293
T. godfreyi Ken 7Glossina morsitans GambiaAJ620292
T. simiae TsavoKetri 1864Glossina pallidipes KenyaAJ620294
Trypanosoma sp.TL.AQ.22Philaemon sp.AustraliaAJ620280

aSequences determined in this study and deposited in GenBank are underlined and bold.