Prevalence and species identification of Cryptosporidium from fecal samples of horses in Taiwan.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
; 45(1): 6-12, 2014 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
Cryptosporidiosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium. A total of 436 horse fecal samples were collected from 19 farms, and acid-fast staining method was used for primary screening. Cryptosporidium oocysts were found in 161 samples, among which 33 positive sample were selected for nested PCR, restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis and DNA sequencing of 18 S rDNA, showing 31 samples to be bovine C. parvum and 2 C. felis. The methods employed in this study should be useful as tools to identify cryptosporidiosis genotypes and species of livestock.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Criptosporidiose
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Cryptosporidium
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Fezes
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Cavalos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article