Molecular identity and prevalence of Cryptococcus spp. nasal carriage in asymptomatic feral cats in Italy
| Autor: | Patrizia Danesi, Domenico Otranto, Claudia Cafarchia, C Furnari, Anna Granato, Gioia Capelli, Alice Schivo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Nasal cavity
Male Molecular Sequence Data Cryptococcus Biology Polymerase Chain Reaction Microbiology DNA Ribosomal Spacer medicine Prevalence Animals DNA Fungal Genotyping Asymptomatic Infections Cryptococcus neoformans CATS General Medicine Cryptococcosis Sequence Analysis DNA biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Infectious Diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Italy Nasal Swab Carrier State Cats Feral cat Female Nasal Cavity |
| Zdroj: | Medical mycology. 52(7) |
| ISSN: | 1460-2709 |
| Popis: | Cryptococcosis is a life-threatening fungal disease that infects humans and animals worldwide. Inhalation of fungal particles from an environmental source can cause primary infection of the respiratory system. As animals can be considered a sentinel for human diseases, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and molecular identity of Cryptococcus spp. in the nasal cavity of feral cats. Cats from 162 urban and rural feral cat colonies were sampled over 3 years. Of 766 cats from which nasal swabs were obtained, Cryptococcus spp. were recovered from 95 (12.6%), including 37 C. magnus (4.8%), 16 C. albidus (2.0%), 15 C. carnescens (1.9%), 12 C. neoformans (1.6%), as well as C. oeirensis (n = 3), C. victoriae (n = 3), C. albidosimilis (n = 2), Filobasidium globisporum (n = 2), C. adeliensis (n = 1), C. flavescens (n = 1), C. dimnae (n = 1), C. saitoi (n = 1), and C. wieringae (n = 1) with prevalence |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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