Molecular Identification of Oesophagostomum and Trichuris Eggs Isolated from Wild Japanese Macaques
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
; : 253-257, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
Natural habitat fragmentation and reducing habitat quality have resulted in an increased appearance of Japanese macaques, Macaca fuscata (Gray, 1870), in suburban areas in Japan. To investigate the risk of zoonotic infections, a coprological survey of helminth eggs passed by wild Japanese macaques was carried out in 2009 and 2010 in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Microscopic examination found helminth eggs in high prevalence, and nucleotide sequencing of DNA extracted from the eggs identified Oesophagostomum cf. aculeatum and Trichuris trichiura. A fecal culture also detected infective larvae of Strongyloides fuelleborni. These zoonotic nematodes pose a potential health issue to local people in areas frequented by Japanese macaques.
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索引:
WPRIM
主要主题:
Oesophagostomiasis
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Oesophagostomum
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Strongyloides
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Strongyloidiasis
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Trichuriasis
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Trichuris
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DNA
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Primate Diseases
研究类型:
Diagnostic_studies
限制:
Animals
国家/地区名称主题:
Asia
语言:
En
期刊:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
年:
2012
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Article