First record of an infection by tissue cyst-forming coccidia in wild vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus, Rodentia) of Argentina

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Cwirenbaum, Ruth Ana; Schmidt, Alejandro Raúl; Cortasa, Santiago Andrés; Corso, María Clara; Vitullo, Alfredo Daniel; Dorfman, Verónica Berta; Halperin, Julia
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2021
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Endoparasites of the Sarcocystidae family share the ability to form tissue cysts in their intermediate hosts, ultimately leading to pathogenesis in the definitive hosts that include various mammals, reptiles and birds. In our research on the endocrinology of the female vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus), we have found abnormal cystic structures in the ovaries of some individuals. So far, no cases of infection by tissue cyst-forming parasites have been reported in this species. To evaluate whether this autochthonous wild rodent is an intermediate host of an undescribed endoparasite, histological sections from various organs were examined. Pinhead-sized tissue cysts were found in the ovaries, mammary glands, uterus, pituitary, brain, adrenals and spleen, of both pregnant and non-pregnant females. The presence of cysts in the adult brain and embryonic tissue is indicative of the ability of the parasite to cross both the blood-brain and placental barriers. The infected brains exhibited a lower cyst density than that seen in other organs. Regardless of their location in superficial or deep tissue, the cysts were surrounded by a layer of connective tissue. Histologically, the cyst wall consisted of an outer layer of fibroblasts and collagen fibers, and an inner, granular-looking layer composed of host nucleated cells surrounding thousands of spindle-shaped bradyzoites. Outside the cysts, the host cellular structures showed normal appearance. The remarkable morphological similarities between the cysts studied here with those reported in naturally infected rabbits from an area neighboring the one inhabited by the vizcachas point to Besnoitia sp. as a plausible candidate. More studies will be necessary to confirm the identity of the parasite. Nevertheless, this is the first report of L. maximus as an intermediate host for a tissue cyst-forming coccidia.
Fil: Cwirenbaum, Ruth Ana. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; Argentina
Fil: Schmidt, Alejandro Raúl. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; Argentina
Fil: Cortasa, Santiago Andrés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; Argentina
Fil: Corso, María Clara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; Argentina
Fil: Vitullo, Alfredo Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; Argentina
Fil: Dorfman, Verónica Berta. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; Argentina
Fil: Halperin, Julia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; Argentina
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spelling First record of an infection by tissue cyst-forming coccidia in wild vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus, Rodentia) of ArgentinaCwirenbaum, Ruth AnaSchmidt, Alejandro RaúlCortasa, Santiago AndrésCorso, María ClaraVitullo, Alfredo DanielDorfman, Verónica BertaHalperin, JuliaBRADYZOITESCOCCIDIAINTERMEDIATE HOSTLAGOSTOMUS MAXIMUSTISSUE CYSTWILDLIFEhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Endoparasites of the Sarcocystidae family share the ability to form tissue cysts in their intermediate hosts, ultimately leading to pathogenesis in the definitive hosts that include various mammals, reptiles and birds. In our research on the endocrinology of the female vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus), we have found abnormal cystic structures in the ovaries of some individuals. So far, no cases of infection by tissue cyst-forming parasites have been reported in this species. To evaluate whether this autochthonous wild rodent is an intermediate host of an undescribed endoparasite, histological sections from various organs were examined. Pinhead-sized tissue cysts were found in the ovaries, mammary glands, uterus, pituitary, brain, adrenals and spleen, of both pregnant and non-pregnant females. The presence of cysts in the adult brain and embryonic tissue is indicative of the ability of the parasite to cross both the blood-brain and placental barriers. The infected brains exhibited a lower cyst density than that seen in other organs. Regardless of their location in superficial or deep tissue, the cysts were surrounded by a layer of connective tissue. Histologically, the cyst wall consisted of an outer layer of fibroblasts and collagen fibers, and an inner, granular-looking layer composed of host nucleated cells surrounding thousands of spindle-shaped bradyzoites. Outside the cysts, the host cellular structures showed normal appearance. The remarkable morphological similarities between the cysts studied here with those reported in naturally infected rabbits from an area neighboring the one inhabited by the vizcachas point to Besnoitia sp. as a plausible candidate. More studies will be necessary to confirm the identity of the parasite. Nevertheless, this is the first report of L. maximus as an intermediate host for a tissue cyst-forming coccidia.Fil: Cwirenbaum, Ruth Ana. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; ArgentinaFil: Schmidt, Alejandro Raúl. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; ArgentinaFil: Cortasa, Santiago Andrés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; ArgentinaFil: Corso, María Clara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; ArgentinaFil: Vitullo, Alfredo Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; ArgentinaFil: Dorfman, Verónica Berta. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; ArgentinaFil: Halperin, Julia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; ArgentinaElsevier Science2021-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/166938Cwirenbaum, Ruth Ana; Schmidt, Alejandro Raúl; Cortasa, Santiago Andrés; Corso, María Clara; Vitullo, Alfredo Daniel; et al.; First record of an infection by tissue cyst-forming coccidia in wild vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus, Rodentia) of Argentina; Elsevier Science; International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife; 16; 12-2021; 52-582213-2244CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224421000857info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.08.002info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:46:31Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/166938instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:46:31.707CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv First record of an infection by tissue cyst-forming coccidia in wild vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus, Rodentia) of Argentina
title First record of an infection by tissue cyst-forming coccidia in wild vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus, Rodentia) of Argentina
spellingShingle First record of an infection by tissue cyst-forming coccidia in wild vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus, Rodentia) of Argentina
Cwirenbaum, Ruth Ana
BRADYZOITES
COCCIDIA
INTERMEDIATE HOST
LAGOSTOMUS MAXIMUS
TISSUE CYST
WILDLIFE
title_short First record of an infection by tissue cyst-forming coccidia in wild vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus, Rodentia) of Argentina
title_full First record of an infection by tissue cyst-forming coccidia in wild vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus, Rodentia) of Argentina
title_fullStr First record of an infection by tissue cyst-forming coccidia in wild vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus, Rodentia) of Argentina
title_full_unstemmed First record of an infection by tissue cyst-forming coccidia in wild vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus, Rodentia) of Argentina
title_sort First record of an infection by tissue cyst-forming coccidia in wild vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus, Rodentia) of Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cwirenbaum, Ruth Ana
Schmidt, Alejandro Raúl
Cortasa, Santiago Andrés
Corso, María Clara
Vitullo, Alfredo Daniel
Dorfman, Verónica Berta
Halperin, Julia
author Cwirenbaum, Ruth Ana
author_facet Cwirenbaum, Ruth Ana
Schmidt, Alejandro Raúl
Cortasa, Santiago Andrés
Corso, María Clara
Vitullo, Alfredo Daniel
Dorfman, Verónica Berta
Halperin, Julia
author_role author
author2 Schmidt, Alejandro Raúl
Cortasa, Santiago Andrés
Corso, María Clara
Vitullo, Alfredo Daniel
Dorfman, Verónica Berta
Halperin, Julia
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv BRADYZOITES
COCCIDIA
INTERMEDIATE HOST
LAGOSTOMUS MAXIMUS
TISSUE CYST
WILDLIFE
topic BRADYZOITES
COCCIDIA
INTERMEDIATE HOST
LAGOSTOMUS MAXIMUS
TISSUE CYST
WILDLIFE
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Endoparasites of the Sarcocystidae family share the ability to form tissue cysts in their intermediate hosts, ultimately leading to pathogenesis in the definitive hosts that include various mammals, reptiles and birds. In our research on the endocrinology of the female vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus), we have found abnormal cystic structures in the ovaries of some individuals. So far, no cases of infection by tissue cyst-forming parasites have been reported in this species. To evaluate whether this autochthonous wild rodent is an intermediate host of an undescribed endoparasite, histological sections from various organs were examined. Pinhead-sized tissue cysts were found in the ovaries, mammary glands, uterus, pituitary, brain, adrenals and spleen, of both pregnant and non-pregnant females. The presence of cysts in the adult brain and embryonic tissue is indicative of the ability of the parasite to cross both the blood-brain and placental barriers. The infected brains exhibited a lower cyst density than that seen in other organs. Regardless of their location in superficial or deep tissue, the cysts were surrounded by a layer of connective tissue. Histologically, the cyst wall consisted of an outer layer of fibroblasts and collagen fibers, and an inner, granular-looking layer composed of host nucleated cells surrounding thousands of spindle-shaped bradyzoites. Outside the cysts, the host cellular structures showed normal appearance. The remarkable morphological similarities between the cysts studied here with those reported in naturally infected rabbits from an area neighboring the one inhabited by the vizcachas point to Besnoitia sp. as a plausible candidate. More studies will be necessary to confirm the identity of the parasite. Nevertheless, this is the first report of L. maximus as an intermediate host for a tissue cyst-forming coccidia.
Fil: Cwirenbaum, Ruth Ana. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; Argentina
Fil: Schmidt, Alejandro Raúl. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; Argentina
Fil: Cortasa, Santiago Andrés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; Argentina
Fil: Corso, María Clara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; Argentina
Fil: Vitullo, Alfredo Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; Argentina
Fil: Dorfman, Verónica Berta. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; Argentina
Fil: Halperin, Julia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; Argentina
description Endoparasites of the Sarcocystidae family share the ability to form tissue cysts in their intermediate hosts, ultimately leading to pathogenesis in the definitive hosts that include various mammals, reptiles and birds. In our research on the endocrinology of the female vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus), we have found abnormal cystic structures in the ovaries of some individuals. So far, no cases of infection by tissue cyst-forming parasites have been reported in this species. To evaluate whether this autochthonous wild rodent is an intermediate host of an undescribed endoparasite, histological sections from various organs were examined. Pinhead-sized tissue cysts were found in the ovaries, mammary glands, uterus, pituitary, brain, adrenals and spleen, of both pregnant and non-pregnant females. The presence of cysts in the adult brain and embryonic tissue is indicative of the ability of the parasite to cross both the blood-brain and placental barriers. The infected brains exhibited a lower cyst density than that seen in other organs. Regardless of their location in superficial or deep tissue, the cysts were surrounded by a layer of connective tissue. Histologically, the cyst wall consisted of an outer layer of fibroblasts and collagen fibers, and an inner, granular-looking layer composed of host nucleated cells surrounding thousands of spindle-shaped bradyzoites. Outside the cysts, the host cellular structures showed normal appearance. The remarkable morphological similarities between the cysts studied here with those reported in naturally infected rabbits from an area neighboring the one inhabited by the vizcachas point to Besnoitia sp. as a plausible candidate. More studies will be necessary to confirm the identity of the parasite. Nevertheless, this is the first report of L. maximus as an intermediate host for a tissue cyst-forming coccidia.
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