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1 March 2006 Application of Polymerase Chain Reaction Based on ITS1 rDNA to Speciate Eimeria
M. C. Jenkins, K. Miska, S. Klopp
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Abstract

A method was developed to recover Eimeria spp. oocysts directly from poultry litter and determine which species of Eimeria were present using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based on the ITS1 rDNA sequence. The species composition of Eimeria oocysts was also compared before and after propagation in susceptible chickens to determine if the relative proportion of each species changed after expansion. In samples from two broiler operations, ITS1-PCR was able to detect Eimeria spp. oocysts recovered from litter, with Eimeria acervulina, Eimeria maxima, and Eimeria praecox being the predominant species present therein. Although Eimeria tenella was found in one sample, the other species—Eimeria brunetti, Eimeria necatrix, and Eimeria mitis—were not detected. The species composition as determined by ITS1-PCR did not appear to appreciably alter after expansion in susceptible chickens. The described method represents a rapid means for determining the major Eimeria species in a poultry operation and may be helpful in choosing a particular live oocyst vaccine formulation to protect chickens against coccidiosis.

M. C. Jenkins, K. Miska, and S. Klopp "Application of Polymerase Chain Reaction Based on ITS1 rDNA to Speciate Eimeria," Avian Diseases 50(1), 110-114, (1 March 2006). https://doi.org/10.1637/7439-091305R.1
Received: 13 September 2005; Accepted: 1 November 2005; Published: 1 March 2006
KEYWORDS
avian coccidiosis
detection
Eimeria
polymerase chain reaction
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