Genetic identification of the ciliates from greater rheas (Rhea americana) and lesser rheas (Rhea pennata) as Balantioides coli.
Parasitol Res
; 119(2): 755-758, 2020 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
The ciliate species Balantioides coli can be cross-transmitted between humans and several animal species. Usually harmless, sometimes it can be pathogenic and cause the death of the host. In birds, B. coli has been confirmed in ostriches by genetic analysis, but the identification from South American greater rheas (Rhea americana) and lesser rheas (Rhea pennata pennata) is tentative. Since these species are reared for commercial purposes and for reintroduction into the wild, it is necessary to elucidate whether the ciliate from rheas is B. coli to minimize health risks for humans and for other domestic and wild animals. Individual parasite cells are collected from Argentinean isolates of reared greater rheas and of wild and reared lesser rheas, and their ITS region was PCR amplified; the cloning products were sequenced and compared with sequences available in public databases. The results have shown that several sequence types are expressed at the same time in the parasite cells, and all correspond to B. coli, confirming the possibility of cross-transmission of the parasite between wild and reared South American rheas and several mammal species and humans.
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Assunto principal:
Infecções por Cilióforos
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Cilióforos
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Reiformes
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Animals
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Humans
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America do sul
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En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article