Prevalence of Renal Lesions in the Small Indian Mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) Inhabiting the Caribbean Island of Saint Kitts

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 881-884 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen LaCroix ◽  
John J. Callanan ◽  
Luis Cruz-Martinez ◽  
Sreekumari Rajeev
Keyword(s):  
Caribbean Island ◽  
Renal Lesions ◽  
Herpestes Auropunctatus ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Indian Mongoose ◽  
Small Indian Mongoose

scholarly journals First Report on Detection and Genetic Diversity of Picobirnaviruses in the Small Indian Mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus)

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Alyssa Kleymann ◽  
Anne A.M.J. Becker ◽  
Souvik Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Host Species ◽  
Gene Segment ◽  
Putative Open Reading Frame ◽  
High Genetic Diversity ◽  
Single Strain ◽  
First Report ◽  
Herpestes Auropunctatus ◽  
Indian Mongoose ◽  
Small Indian Mongoose

Picobirnaviruses (PBVs), family Picobirnaviridae, are bi-segmented, double-stranded RNA viruses. PBVs are considered opportunistic enteric pathogens. Gene segment-1 of PBV encodes the capsid protein, whilst gene segment-2 codes for RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp). Based on differences in gene segment-2, PBVs are classified into genogroup-I (GI) and GII. Although PBVs have been detected in a wide variety of host species, there are no reports on PBVs from mongoose so far. We report here high rates of detection (35.36%, 29/82) of GI PBVs in fecal samples from the small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts. Applying a combination of a non-specific primer-based amplification method and conventional RT-PCR using a newly designed primer targeting the 3′-untranslated region (UTR), we could amplify and sequence the complete/nearly complete gene segment-2 of eight mongoose PBV strains. Except for a single strain, the gene segment-2 of the remaining mongoose PBV strains contained the putative open reading frame encoding the RdRp. The gene segment-2/putative RdRps of the mongoose PBV strains retained various features that are conserved in other PBVs (5′- and 3′-terminal nucleotide sequences, bacterial ribosomal binding site sequence in 5′-UTR, and the three domains in putative RdRps). On the other hand, phylogenetic analysis and sequence identities of the putative RdRps revealed high genetic diversity among the mongoose PBV strains and with those of PBVs from other host species. To our knowledge, this is the first report on detection and genetic diversity of PBVs from the mongoose, expanding the host range of PBVs and providing vital insights into the various features and evolution of putative RdRps of PBVs in a new host species.

Genetic divergence in the small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus), a widely distributed invasive species

2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (13) ◽  
pp. 3947-3956 ◽  
Author(s):  
CARL-GUSTAF THULIN ◽  
DANIEL SIMBERLOFF ◽  
ARIJANA BARUN ◽  
GARY MCCRACKEN ◽  
MICHEL PASCAL ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Genetic Divergence ◽  
Herpestes Auropunctatus ◽  
Indian Mongoose ◽  
Small Indian Mongoose

scholarly journals Detection of Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex - a zoonotic parasite from the Small Indian Mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Herpestidae) in Jammu & Kashmir, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 10980
Author(s):  
Sanku Borkataki ◽  
Pankaj Goswami ◽  
Rajesh Katoch ◽  
Shahil Kumar ◽  
Pratiksha Raghuvanshi
Keyword(s):  
Small Intestine ◽  
Morphological Identification ◽  
Zoonotic Potential ◽  
First Report ◽  
Wild Host ◽  
Zoonotic Parasite ◽  
Herpestes Auropunctatus ◽  
Indian Mongoose ◽  
Small Indian Mongoose

The treamatode Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex was identified from the small intestine of the Indian Mongoose and the morphological identification of the parasites was described.  The fluke A. sufrartyfex is important considering its significant zoonotic potential, and the present study highlights the first report of occurrence of the parasite in a newer wild host, the mongoose from India. 

Sexual dimorphism and condition dependence in the anal pad of the small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus)

2015 ◽  
Vol 93 (5) ◽  
pp. 397-402
Author(s):  
M.A. Owen ◽  
D.C. Lahti
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Selection ◽  
Sexual Dimorphism ◽  
Indirect Evidence ◽  
Condition Dependence ◽  
Secondary Sexual Traits ◽  
Herpestes Auropunctatus ◽  
Sexual Traits ◽  
Indian Mongoose ◽  
Small Indian Mongoose ◽  
Secondary Sexual

Secondary sexual traits tend to be sexually dimorphic, and theory predicts that such traits should also be condition-dependent in a sex-specific manner. We investigate these phenomena in a field study of the small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus (Hodgson, 1836); formerly Herpestes javanicus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hillaire, 1818)), in the first attempt at understanding secondary sexual traits and sexual selection in this species. Small Indian mongooses are solitary and nonterritorial, and they likely depend on chemical (scent) rather than visual or acoustic signals for communication. Additionally, they possess a fleshy projection around their anus, the anal pad, thought to aid in scent-marking. Our results revealed strong male-biased sexual dimorphism in mass, skull and body lengths, canine diameters, and anal pad area. After controlling for the influence of body length, males were 31% heavier and possessed anal pads that were 68% larger than females’. Additionally, anal pad size was positively related to body size in males but not in females and was condition-dependent in males but not in females. Taken together, our findings provide indirect evidence that the anal pad might have evolved, at least in part, via sexual selection.

Establishment of a primary hepatocyte culture from the small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) and distribution of mercury in liver tissue

Ecotoxicology ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 1681-1689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sawako Horai ◽  
Kumiko Yanagi ◽  
Tadashi Kaname ◽  
Masatatsu Yamamoto ◽  
Izumi Watanabe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Tissue ◽  
Hepatocyte Culture ◽  
Primary Hepatocyte ◽  
Primary Hepatocyte Culture ◽  
Herpestes Auropunctatus ◽  
Indian Mongoose ◽  
Small Indian Mongoose
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