First description of Cryptosporidium ubiquitum XIIa subtype family in farmed fur animals
Language English Country Germany Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article
PubMed
28482327
DOI
10.1016/j.ejop.2017.03.007
PII: S0932-4739(17)30042-1
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Apicomplexa, Chinchillas, Cryptosporidium, Foxes, Mink, Nutrias, gp60,
- MeSH
- Chinchilla parasitology MeSH
- Cryptosporidium classification genetics MeSH
- Species Specificity MeSH
- Feces parasitology MeSH
- Animals, Domestic parasitology MeSH
- Foxes parasitology MeSH
- Mink parasitology MeSH
- DNA, Protozoan genetics MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic MeSH
- Poland MeSH
- Names of Substances
- DNA, Protozoan MeSH
This study investigated the prevalence of Cryptosporidium in farmed fur animals in the Czech Republic and Poland. A total of 480 faecal samples were collected from fur animals, including 300 American mink (Mustela vison), 60 silver foxes (Vulpes vulpes), 50 long-tailed chinchillas (Chinchilla lanigera), and 70 nutrias (Myocastor coypus), at 14 farms. Samples were examined for the presence of Cryptosporidium using microscopy (following aniline-carbol-methyl violet staining) and sequence analysis of PCR amplified products. Three mink and two chinchillas from two different farms tested positive for Cryptosporidium ubiquitum DNA. The presence of C. ubiquitum DNA was not associated with diarrhoea. Subtyping of C. ubiquitum isolates by sequence analysis of the 60-kDa glycoprotein gene showed that isolates belonged to the XIIa subtype family, which was previously restricted to humans and ruminants. This suggests that C. ubiquitum subtype XIIa has a broader host range than previously reported.
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Helminth diversity of nutria (Myocastor coypus) across the Morava basin in the Czech Republic
