Cryptosporidium muris in a reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)
Language English Country United States Media print
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
19685941
DOI
10.1645/ge-2212.1
PII: GE-2212
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Artiodactyla parasitology MeSH
- Biological Assay veterinary MeSH
- Cryptosporidium classification genetics isolation & purification MeSH
- Feces parasitology MeSH
- Cryptosporidiosis epidemiology parasitology veterinary MeSH
- Mice, Inbred BALB C MeSH
- Mice MeSH
- Animals, Newborn MeSH
- Polymerase Chain Reaction veterinary MeSH
- Prevalence MeSH
- DNA, Protozoan chemistry isolation & purification MeSH
- RNA, Ribosomal genetics MeSH
- Animals, Zoo parasitology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Mice MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic epidemiology MeSH
- Names of Substances
- DNA, Protozoan MeSH
- RNA, Ribosomal MeSH
Cryptosporidium spp. infection in captive exotic mammals was investigated using staining and molecular biological methods. A total of 323 fecal samples from 100 mammalian species (62 Artiodactyla, 33 Rodentia, 3 Perissodactyla, and 2 Paenungultata) in 4 zoological gardens in the Czech Republic was examined. Only in a reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) sample was Cryptosporidium sp. infection detected. The partial small subunit rRNA sequence obtained from the isolate was identical to sequences of Cryptosporidium muris in rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) and Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus). Neonatal BALB/c mice inoculated with 1 x 10(3) fresh oocysts of the C. muris giraffe isolate did not produce a detectable infection.
Faculty of Science University of South Bohemia Branisovská 31 370 05 Ceské Budejovice Czech Republic
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Review of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in the eastern part of Europe, 2016
