Cryptosporidium varanii infection in leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) in Argentina
| Autor: | Dellarupe, Andrea, Unzaga, Juan Manuel, Moré, Gastón Andrés, Kienast, Mariana Eva, Larsen, Alejandra Edith, Stiebel, C., Rambeaud, Magdalena, Venturini, María Cecilia |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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ARGENTINA
Short Communication animal diseases Ciencias Veterinarias Argentina Cryptosporidium spp LEOPARD GECKO (EUBLEPHARIS MACULARIUS) SEQUENCING PCR QL1-991 CIENCIAS AGRÍCOLAS Otras Ciencias Veterinarias parasitic diseases Sequencing Argentina Cryptosporidium spp. Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) PCR Sequencing purl.org/becyt/ford/4.3 [https] Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) Zoology purl.org/becyt/ford/4 [https] CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SPP |
| Zdroj: | Open Veterinary Journal, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 98-101 (2016) CONICET Digital (CONICET) Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas instacron:CONICET Open Veterinary Journal; Vol 6, No 2 (2016); 98-101 Open Veterinary Journal SEDICI (UNLP) Universidad Nacional de La Plata instacron:UNLP |
| ISSN: | 2218-6050 2226-4485 |
| Popis: | Cryptosporidiosis is observed in reptiles with high morbidity and considerable mortality. The objective of this study was to achieve the molecular identification of Cryptosporidium spp. in pet leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) from a breeder colony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Oocysts comparable to those of Cryptosporidium spp. were detected in three geckos with a history of diarrhea, anorexia and cachexia. Molecular identification methods confirmed the presence of Cryptosporidium varanii (syn. C. saurophilum). This agent was considered to be the primary cause of the observed clinical disease. This is the first description of C. varanii infection in pet reptiles in Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias Instituto de Genética Veterinaria |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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