Table 3 Details and measurements for Hepatozoon luiperdjie n. sp. and Hepatozoon ingwe n. sp. and closely related Hepatozoon species in wild and domestic carnivores
Hepatozoon spp. | Host species | Country | Host cells infected | GenBank ID | Gamont dimensions L × W in µma (LW in µm2) | Gamont nuclei dimensions L × W in µma (LW in µm2) | n | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. canis | Canis familiaris | India | Neutrophils | – | 9.5–11.8 × 5.1–6.0 | – | – | [92] |
H. canis | Cerdocyon thous | Brazil | Leukocytes | – | 11.4 × 5.4 (45.9) | – | – | [51] |
H. canis | Cerdocyon thous | Brazil | Neutrophils | – | 9.1 ± 0.5 × 5.3 ± 0.5 | – | – | [61] |
H. felis | Felis catus | Israel | Neutrophils. | KC138534 | 10.5 ± 0.6 × 4.7 ± 0.8 | 4.0 ± 0.3 × 3.2 ± 0.5 | 13 | [19] |
H. felis | Felis silvestris | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Extracellular | KX757033 | 10.5 ± 0.4 × 4.4 ± 0.4 | 4.7 ± 0.3 × 4.4 ± 0.3 | – | [20] |
H. ingwe n. sp. | Panthera pardus pardus | South Africa | Lymphocytes | MN793000; MN793001 | 11.4 ± 1.2 × 4.8 ± 0.2 (44.2 ± 4.4) | 5.1 ± 0.6 × 3.0 ± 0.6 (12.2 ± 3.3) | 87 | This study |
H. luiperdjie n. sp. | Panthera pardus pardus | South Africa | Neutrophils | MN793002; MN793003 | 11.0 ± 0.9 × 4.7 ± 0.4 (42.0 ± 2.9) | 3.5 ± 0.3 × 3.4 ± 0.3 (9.2 ± 0.3) | 53 | This study |
H. silvestris | Felis silvestris | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Extracellular | KX757032 | 11.7 ± 0.5 × 5.2 ± 0.7 | 6.3 ± 1.3 × 3.0 ± 0.8 | 11 | [20] |
Hepatozoon sp. | Felis catus | Brazil | Neutrophils | – | 9.9 ± 0.4 × 5.3 ± 0.2 (45.9 ± 4.9) | – | – | [65] |
Hepatozoon sp. | Prionailurus bengalensis | Thailand | Neutrophils | GQ926902 | 9.8 ± 0.4 × 5.2 ± 0.4 | – | 10 | [54] |
Hepatozoon sp. | Leopardus pardalis | Brazil | Neutrophils | EU028344 | 7.4 × 4.2 (27.0) | – | 1 | [35] |
Hepatozoon sp. | Lynx rufus | USA | Leukocytes | – | 11.0 × 2.5 | – | – | [57] |
Hepatozoon sp. | Panthera pardus ciscaucasica | Iran | Neutrophils | – | 11.4 ± 0.3 × 5.2 ± 0.2 (39.5 ± 3.2) | – | – | [12] |