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    Analysis of Cytidine Monophospho-N-Acetylneuraminic Acid Hydroxylase (CMAH) Gene Related to Neonatal Isoerythrolysis in Stray Cats of Izmir, Turkey
    (Kafkas Univ, Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi, 2016) Can, Huseyin; Atalay Sahar, Esra; Doskaya, Mert; Ozdemir, Huseyin Gokhan; Caner, Ayse; Degirmenci Doskaya, Aysu; Guruz, Yuksel; Un, Cemal
    Neonatal isoerythrolysis is a life threatening disease in new born cats. It occurs when type A or type AB kittens are born from a type B queen (female cat). A homozygous 18 bp insertion located in cytidine monophosphate-N-acetylneuraminic acid hydroxylase (CMAH) gene has been detected in type B cats, causing production of inactive CMAH enzyme. Currently, molecular methods are being used to determine type B blood in female cats, which can help prevent neonatal isoerythrolysis in kittens. These molecular assays target the presence of 18 bp insertion in CMAH gene. In this study, we aimed to analyze the potential of neonatal isoerythrolysis among stray cats of Izmir, Turkey using PCR detecting the 18 bp insertion in CMAH gene. During the study, we analyzed 793 cats' blood sample for the presence of 18 bp insertion in CMAH gene. Three cats known to have blood types A, B, and AB were used as control in PCR. According to the PCR results, blood type A control cat displayed a 175 bp product indicating a homozygous type A cat while blood type control B cat showed a 193 bp product in CMAH gene (with 18 bp insertion) indicating a homozygous type B cat. Interestingly, blood type AB control cat showed a heterozygous pattern for CMAH gene, in which three different bands (175 bp like that of type A, 193 bp product for type B, and the third unique band with approximately 240 bp size) were detected. Among 793 stray cats of Izmir, 791 were homozygous for CMAH gene with 175 bp band size (99.7%). The remaining two stray cats showed heterozygous band pattern like blood type AB cat (0.12%). Overall, 175 bp band displaying type A cats are prevalent contrary to the two cats that have type AB pattern and non-existence of homozygous type B cats. These results show that the potential of neonatal isoerythrolysis in stray cats of Izmir is minimal. Future studies are required to scrutinize the reason(s) for non-existence of type B cats in Izmir and presence of unique band in blood type AB.
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    First time identification of Acanthamoeba genotypes in the cornea samples of wild birds; Is Acanthamoeba keratitis making the predatory birds a target?
    (Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, 2017) Karakavuk, Muhammet; Aykur, Mehmet; Sahar, Esra Atalay; Karakus, Mehmet; Aldemir, Duygu; Donduren, Omer; Ozdemir, Huseyin Gokhan; Can, Huseyin; Guruz, Adnan Yuksel; Dagci, Hande; Doskaya, Mert
    Acanthamoeba is a free-living amoeba which can be isolated from environment and among others well known as an opportunist protozoan parasite causing infections in humans and animals. Eyes are extremely important for the wild birds and losing sight ability due to Acanthamoeba can be dangerous. The studies on Acanthamoeba infection in wild birds is very few in world and Turkey therefore we aimed to screen deceased wild birds found in Izmir and Manisa provinces located in western Turkey using PCR and non-nutrition agar (NNA) plate method. Cornea samples were obtained from 18 deceased wild birds. During the external examination, signs of keratitis were observed in two Eurasian sparrowhawks (Accipiter nisus). All of the corneal samples were analyzed by two PCR methods and NNA plate. According to results, the Acanthamoeba positivity in corneal samples was 16.6% and 5.5% by PCR and plate method, respectively. According to sequencing data, two of isolates belonged to genotype T5 and one was genotype T4. In conclusion, Acanthamoeba infection was detected in wild bird cornea samples with/without keratitis for the first time in the world. The result of this study also show that Acanthamoeba can be a cause of keratitis in wild birds of Turkey and thus these predator birds can be a target of other wild animals due to loss of sight ability. In terms of public health, these results show the importance of wild birds as a source of Acanthamoeba infection in nature. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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    The molecular and serological investigation of Feline immunodeficiency virus and Feline leukemia virus in stray cats of Western Turkey
    (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2021) Muz, Dilek; Can, Huseyin; Karakavuk, Muhammet; Doskaya, Mert; Ozdemir, Huseyin Gokhan; Doskaya, Aysu Degirmenci; Sahar, Esra Atalay
    This study aimed to investigate the Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) / Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) infection prevalence among looking healthy stray cats in Western Turkey by serologic and molecular-based tests. A total of 1008 blood samples from the stray cats were used in this study. All samples were tested for FIV antibodies / proviral DNA and FeLV antibodies / antigens / proviral DNA. The genetic characterization and phylogenetic analysis of FeLV and FIV were carried out in this study. These cats also tested for Leishmaniasis and Toxoplasmosis previously. FIV Ab and proviral DNA detected in 25.2 % and 25.5 % of samples, respectively. FeLV Ab, Ag, proviral DNA positivity was in 45.2 %, in 3.3 %, in 69.7 %, respectively. The molecular detection and phylo-genetic analysis of the current FeLV pol gene and FIV gag gene performed. The molecular characterization for the pol gene of FeLV (enFeLV and exFeLV) among Turkey's cat population was reported for the first time. The exFeLV pol sequences closer to the FeLV-A genotype, and the enFeLV pol sequences overlapped with other enFeLV. The current FIV gag sequences were clustered within the subtypes A, B, and C. The findings revealed FeLV subtype A and FIV subtype-A, subtype-B, subtype-C circulate among Turkish stray cats. Single and multiple co-infection positivity was found higher compared to previous reports.
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    Prevalence of toxoplasmosis and genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii strains isolated in wild birds of prey and their relation with previously isolated strains from Turkey
    (Public Library Science, 2018) Karakavuk, Muhammet; Aldemir, Duygu; Mercier, Aurelien; Sahar, Esra Atalay; Can, Huseyin; Murat, Jean-Benjamin; Donduren, Omer; Can, Sengul; Ozdemir, Huseyin Gokhan; Doskaya, Aysu Degirmenci; Pektas, Bayram; Darde, Marie-Laure; Guruz, Adnan Yuksel; Doskaya, Mert
    Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoon parasite that causes congenital toxoplasmosis, as well as other serious clinical presentations, in immune compromised humans. Analyses of the prevalence and genotyping of strains from the definitive host and intermediate hosts will help to understanding the circulation of the different strains and elucidating the role of the genotype (s) in human toxoplasmosis. Turkey has a specific geographic location bridging Africa, Europe, and Asia. We hypothesized that T. gondii strains may have been transferred to Turkey from these continents via migratory birds or vice versa. The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of toxoplasmosis in wild birds of prey of Izmir and Manisa provinces as well as genetically characterize T. gondii strains from these wild birds to show the relation between bird strains and neighboring stray cats as well as human strains previously isolated in Turkey. Tissues obtained from 48 wild birds were investigated for the presence of T. gondii DNA and then bioassayed in mouse. Isolated strains were genotyped using 15 microsatellite markers. The prevalence of T. gondii DNA was found to be 89.6% (n: 43/48) in wild birds. Out of 43 positive samples, a total of 14 strains were genotyped by 15 microsatellite markers. Among them, eight were type II, three were type III and three were mixture of genotypes (two type II/II and one was II/III). These are the first data that showed the presence of T. gondii and types II and III genotypes in wild birds of Turkey. Moreover, Africa 1 was not detected. In addition, cluster analysis showed that T. gondiistrains within type II and III lineage have close relation with strains previously isolated from stray cats in Izmir. Further studies are required to isolate more strains from human cases, other intermediate hosts, and water sources to reveal this relation.