| serological survey of the iriomote cat (felis iriomotensis) in japan. | the iriomote cat (felis iriomotensis) was first discovered on iriomote island in the yaeyama islands of japan in 1965. ten male and 11 female adult cats were captured during the 6 yr period from 1983 to 1988. these were examined for evidence of viral and mycoplasmal infections. neither mycoplasma sp. nor ureaplasma sp. were detected in swab samples of oropharyngeal and urogenital regions. a foamy virus was isolated from the oropharyngeal swab of a female cat examined in 1988. feline leukemia vir ... | 1990 | 2110982 |
| two new nematodes from the iriomote cat, prionailurus iriomotensis, from okinawa: uncinaria (uncinaria) maya n. sp. (ancylostomatoidea) and molineus springsmithi yayeyamanus n. subsp. (trichostrongyloidea). | uncinaria (uncinaria) maya n. sp. (nematoda: ancylostomatidae) and molineus springsmithi yayeyamanus n. subsp. (nematoda: molineidae) are described from the iriomote cat, prionailurus iriomotensis, on iriomote island, okinawa, japan. uncinaria (u.) maya resembles uncinaria (uncinaria) felidis maplestone, 1939, from prionailurus bengalensis of india but is distinguished in that the body is much smaller, the ventral rays are set closely with the lateral rays, and the externolateral ray is much sho ... | 1989 | 2614598 |
| banded chromosome study of the iriomote cat. | the g-banded karyotype of the iriomote cat, felis iriomotensis, was found to be indistinguishable from that of f. bengalensis, f. viverrinus, and f. concolor. the karyotype of these four cats is, however, distinguishable from karyotypes of all other species of cats whose chromosomes have been studied. silver-staining showed nucleolar organizing regions on the satellited stalks of the e1 chromosomes. based on morphological and cytogenetic parameters f. iriomotensis is probably most closely relate ... | 1987 | 3584934 |
| viral and mycoplasmal examinations of iriomote cats (prionailurus iriomotensis). | | 1985 | 4094267 |
| helminth survey of wildcats in japan. | two iriomote cats (felis iriomotensis) and 2 tsushima leopard cats (felis bengalensis euptilura) killed probably by traffic accidents were submitted to the helminthological examination. in iriomote cats, 8 species of parasites (spirometra erinacei, toxocara cati, molineus springsmithi, uncinaria maya, capillaria aerophila, c. felis-cati, larvae of an unidentifiable lung worm and one species of acanthocephala) were found. in tsushima leopard cats, 10 species of parasites (pharyngostomum cordatum, ... | 1994 | 7696394 |
| molecular phylogenetic status of the iriomote cat felis iriomotensis, inferred from mitochondrial dna sequence analysis. | to investigate the molecular phylogenetic status of the iriomote cat felis iriomotensis, partial sequences of the mitochondrial 12s rrna gene (373 bases) and the cytochrome b gene (402 bases) were determined by using the polymerase chain reaction-product direct sequencing technique and then compared with those of seven other feline species. six iriomote cats examined in this study showed no intraspecific variation for both genes. the sequence comparisons and the molecular phylogenetic trees indi ... | 1994 | 7765500 |
| phylogenetic relationship between the iriomote cat and the leopard cat, felis bengalensis, based on the ribosomal dna. | we analyzed the restriction fragment length polymorphisms in the spacer regions of ribosomal dna (rdna), using twelve restriction enzymes, to examine whether the iriomote cat is related to the leopard cat (felis bengalensis). a restriction map for each taxon was constructed and the major taxon-specific types of repeating unit (repetypes) were characterized on the basis of the arrangements of restriction sites. the iriomote cat and the leopard cat share a common repetype but this repetype is diff ... | 1994 | 7946460 |
| two japanese wildcats, the tsushima cat and the iriomote cat, show the same mitochondrial dna lineage as the leopard cat felis bengalensis. | we previously revealed, based on mitochondrial dna sequence analysis, that the iriomote cat is very closely related to the leopard cat felis bengalensis, which is widespread in asia [24]. in this study, in order to understand the phylogenetic status of the tsushima cat which is the other wildcat in japan, partial sequences (402 bases) of the mitochondrial cytochrome b region were determined and compared with those of the iriomote cat and other feline species. the phylogenetic tree of the cytochr ... | 1995 | 8590833 |
| nature and origin of polymorphism in feline mhc class ii dra and drb genes. | transcripts of the mhc class ii dra and drb gene homologues of the domestic cat (felis catus) were cloned and sequenced to compare the pattern and process of dr gene divergence. homologous drb exon 2 sequences from 36 feral domestic cats throughout the world plus from three species of felidae (tiger cat, iriomote cat, and geoffroy's cat) were also determined. limited variation in the domestic cat feca-dra gene was observed, but abundant variation in the feca-drb gene was seen comprising 61 disti ... | 1997 | 9058818 |
| genetic analyses of feline foamy virus isolates from domestic and wild feline species in geographically distinct areas. | to know the genetic diversities and phylogenetic relationship among feline foamy virus (fefv) isolates from domestic cats (felis catus) and fefv-related viruses from the iriomote cats (felis iriomotensis) and leopard cats (felis bengalensis) in geographically distinct areas, we sequenced a partial gag-pol region of 17 strains and a partial env region of nine strains, and the u3 region of long terminal repeat of three strains of the viruses. fefv-related viruses from the feral cats were quite sim ... | 2001 | 11410316 |
| reference values and limited serological survey for the iriomote cat in japan. | clinical investigations and hematological, serum biochemical, and serological surveys were carried out on 11 male and 6 female iriomote cats (felis iriomotensis) in japan. examined iriomote cats were considered clinically healthy by the inspection for the general physical conditions. however, urinalysis suggested the inflammation of the urinary tract in all the cats. antibody for feline panleukopenia virus was positive in one of the examined iriomote cats, which suggested a previous infection. | 2001 | 11504245 |
| hepatozoonosis in two species of japanese wild cat. | hepatozoon sp. infections were detected in two species of japanese wild cat, iriomote wild cat (felis iriomotensis) and tsushima leopard cat (felis bengalensis euptilura), between april 1993 and october 2005. the prevalence was 56.7% (17/30) and 14.3% (6/42), respectively. the most affected organ was the heart; all infected animals had organisms in their hearts. the parasitizing form was schizont and various developmental stages were observed. the size of schizont and merozoite was 22.3 +/- 3.1 ... | 2006 | 16953084 |
| a case of iriomote cat (prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis) with hepatozoon felis parasitemia. | we herein present clinical findings of an iriomote cat with hepatozoon felis parasitemia. a male iriomote cat was captured for ecological analyses three times from january 2010 to january 2011. although this cat did not show any hematological abnormalities at the time of the first capture, h. felis parasitemia and increased serum creatine kinase levels were detected at the second and third captures. h. felis infection was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction, and amplified 18s ribosomal rna ge ... | 2011 | 21685717 |
| molecular survey of arthropod-borne pathogens in ticks obtained from japanese wildcats. | the iriomote cat (ic), prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis, and the tsushima leopard cat (tlc), prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus, are endangered subspecies of leopard cats in japan. in addition to habitat destruction and road kills, infectious diseases may threaten their populations, and infection with arthropod-borne pathogens has been reported in both subspecies. infestations with ectoparasites, especially ticks, have frequently been observed in ics and tlcs. in the present study, ticks c ... | 2015 | 25682495 |
| molecular epidemiologic survey of bartonella, ehrlichia, and anaplasma infections in japanese iriomote and tsushima leopard cats. | the iriomote cat (ic; prionailurus iriomotensis) and the tsushima leopard cat (tlc; prionailurus bengalensis euptilura) are endangered wild felids in japan. as a part of ongoing conservation activities, we conducted a molecular, epidemiologic survey of bartonella, ehrlichia, and anaplasma infections in wild ic and tlc populations. blood samples (47 from 33 individual ic; 22 from 13 tlc) were collected between august 2002 and january 2011. using pcr analysis, we confirmed the presence of bartonel ... | 2013 | 23778615 |
| epidemiological survey of tick-borne protozoal infection in iriomote cats and tsushima leopard cats in japan. | this epidemiological survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of hepatozoon, babesia and theileria infection in the iriomote cat (ic) and the tsushima leopard cat (tlc). blood samples from 43 ics and 14 tlcs were collected between november 2002 and january 2012. polymerase chain reaction and dna sequencing analyses detected a hepatozoon felis infection prevalence of 72.0% (31/43 cats) and 100% (14/14 cats) in ics and tlcs, respectively. the degree of hepatozoon parasitemia observed on bl ... | 2013 | 23449464 |
| an epidemiological survey of hemoplasma infection in iriomote cats (prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis). | an epidemiological survey of iriomote cats (prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis) was conducted to understand the prevalence and molecular characteristics of hemotropic mycoplasma (hemoplasma). a series of ecological surveys of iriomote cats were performed between november 2003 and september 2010. during this period, 31 iriomote cats were captured or found, and 39 blood samples were collected. polymerase chain reaction screening for hemoplasmas and blast searches revealed that 4 of the 31 cats ... | 2012 | 22785566 |
| the presence of tick-borne diseases in domestic dogs and cats living on iriomote-jima and tsushima islands. | the iriomote cat and tsushima leopard cat are endangered wildcats in japan and inhabit only iriomote-jima and tsushima islands, respectively. domestic dogs and cats living on iriomote-jima and tsushima islands were surveyed to clarify the interrelationship between wildcats and domestic animals regarding tick-borne disease transmission. pathogen-derived dna in blood samples was detected by polymerase chain reaction. babesia gibsoni was detected in dogs of iriomote-jima, and hepatozoon felis and h ... | 2017 | 28484147 |
| low genetic variation in the mhc class ii drb gene and mhc-linked microsatellites in endangered island populations of the leopard cat (prionailurus bengalensis) in japan. | isolated populations of the leopard cat (prionailurus bengalensis) on tsushima and iriomote islands in japan are classified as subspecies p. b. euptilurus and p. b. iriomotensis, respectively. because both populations have decreased to roughly 100, an understanding of their genetic diversity is essential for conservation. we genotyped mhc class ii drb exon 2 and mhc-linked microsatellite loci to evaluate the diversity of mhc genes in the tsushima and iriomote cat populations. we detected ten and ... | 2017 | 28689276 |