Molecular characterization of Blastocystis sp. in captive wild animals in Qinling Mountains
| Autor: | Jun-Ke Song, Wen-Bin Yang, R. S. Hu, San-Ke Yu, T. L. Liu, Y. L. Wu, Guang-Hui Zhao, Z Q Yu, X. F. Hu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty 030231 tropical medicine Zoology Animals Wild Blastocystis Infections Biology medicine.disease_cause 03 medical and health sciences Feces 0302 clinical medicine Medical microbiology medicine Animals Humans Animal species Blastocystis General Veterinary Ecology Protist General Medicine biology.organism_classification Molecular Typing 030104 developmental biology Infectious Diseases Insect Science Blastocystis sp Parasitology |
| Zdroj: | Parasitology research. 116(8) |
| ISSN: | 1432-1955 |
| Popis: | Blastocystis is one common protist inhabiting in gastrointestinal tracts of animals and humans. Examining the subtypes has important implications for assessing the zoonotic potential of Blastocystis and intestinal health of hosts. In the present study, a total of 497 fecal samples collected from 37 wild animal species in Qinling Mountains were investigated for the presence and subtypes of Blastocystis. Of them, 200 (40.2%) were positive for Blastocystis and 13 subtypes were found, including eight known subtypes (STs1-3, 5, 10, 12-14) and five possible novel subtypes (temporarily named as STs18-22), with ST10 as the predominate subtype and the subtype ST5 was detected in an ostrich for the first time. These findings indicated the wide distribution and specific subtype characteristics of Blastocystis in wild animals of Qinling Mountains. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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