Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2024, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (8): 3362-3373.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2024.08.010

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Genetic Manipulation of Eimeria: Platform Development, Application, and Perspective

Ruiying LIANG1(), Jingxia SUO2(), Lin LIANG1, Xianyong LIU2, Jiabo DING1, Xun SUO2, Xinming TANG1,*()   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Animal Biosafety Risk Prevention and Control (North) & Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Products and Chemical Drugs of MARA, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
    2. National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health Security, National Animal Protozoa Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
  • Received:2024-03-20 Online:2024-08-23 Published:2024-08-28
  • Contact: Xinming TANG E-mail:liangruiying@caas.cn;suojingxia415@126.com;tangxinming@caas.cn

Abstract:

The genus of Eimeria parasite is the most common parasite in poultry and livestock, causing severe digestive system diseases in animals such as chickens, rabbits, sheep, and cattle, which affect animal health and the economic benefits of animal farming. With the rapid development of molecular biology technologies, researchers have established genetic manipulation platform for Eimeria, including transient transfection, stable selection, and gene editing. These techniques have realized gene overexpression, gene knockout, and gene editing in Eimeria, greatly advancing the understanding of Eimeria's basic biology and its potential as a novel eukaryotic vector vaccine. However, challenges still remain in this field. This article systematically reviews and summarizes the key technologies, innovative designs, technical bottlenecks, and application prospects of Eimeria's genetic manipulation platform, providing references for the establishment of genetic manipulation platform for other livestock parasites and offering new insights for the development of new control measures against coccidiosis.

Key words: Eimeria spp, genetic manipulation, gene editing, technical bottleneck, vaccine vector

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