First Detection of Cryptosporidium spp. in Migratory Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) in China

Cryptosporidium is an important protozoan parasite that can cause gastrointestinal diseases in humans and that also causes respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases in birds. In this study, we investigated the occurrence of Cryptosporidium species in migratory whooper swans in China. Fecal samples (...

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Autores principales: Wang, Ke, Gazizova, Azhar, Wang, Yuexin, Zhang, Kaihui, Zhang, Yifan, Chang, Yankai, Cui, Yuan, Zhang, Yuxi, Zhang, Sumei, Zhang, Longxian
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7023085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31861389
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8010006
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author Wang, Ke
Gazizova, Azhar
Wang, Yuexin
Zhang, Kaihui
Zhang, Yifan
Chang, Yankai
Cui, Yuan
Zhang, Yuxi
Zhang, Sumei
Zhang, Longxian
author_facet Wang, Ke
Gazizova, Azhar
Wang, Yuexin
Zhang, Kaihui
Zhang, Yifan
Chang, Yankai
Cui, Yuan
Zhang, Yuxi
Zhang, Sumei
Zhang, Longxian
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description Cryptosporidium is an important protozoan parasite that can cause gastrointestinal diseases in humans and that also causes respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases in birds. In this study, we investigated the occurrence of Cryptosporidium species in migratory whooper swans in China. Fecal samples (n = 467) from whooper swans were collected from Sanmenxia Swan Lake National Urban Wetland Park, China. The samples were analyzed for Cryptosporidium species and genotypes with PCR along a sequence analysis of the small subunit rRNA. Cryptosporidium was detected in eight of the 467 (1.7%) samples. The analysis of the small subunit rRNA sequence data revealed two zoonotic species (Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium andersoni) and one genotype (Cryptosporidium goose genotype II). These are the first data on the positive rate of Cryptosporidium spp. in whooper swans in China, and they suggest that whooper swans can harbor the zoonotic species C. parvum and C. andersoni in China.
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spelling pubmed-70230852020-03-12 First Detection of Cryptosporidium spp. in Migratory Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) in China Wang, Ke Gazizova, Azhar Wang, Yuexin Zhang, Kaihui Zhang, Yifan Chang, Yankai Cui, Yuan Zhang, Yuxi Zhang, Sumei Zhang, Longxian Microorganisms Article Cryptosporidium is an important protozoan parasite that can cause gastrointestinal diseases in humans and that also causes respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases in birds. In this study, we investigated the occurrence of Cryptosporidium species in migratory whooper swans in China. Fecal samples (n = 467) from whooper swans were collected from Sanmenxia Swan Lake National Urban Wetland Park, China. The samples were analyzed for Cryptosporidium species and genotypes with PCR along a sequence analysis of the small subunit rRNA. Cryptosporidium was detected in eight of the 467 (1.7%) samples. The analysis of the small subunit rRNA sequence data revealed two zoonotic species (Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium andersoni) and one genotype (Cryptosporidium goose genotype II). These are the first data on the positive rate of Cryptosporidium spp. in whooper swans in China, and they suggest that whooper swans can harbor the zoonotic species C. parvum and C. andersoni in China. MDPI 2019-12-18 /pmc/articles/PMC7023085/ /pubmed/31861389 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8010006 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Wang, Ke
Gazizova, Azhar
Wang, Yuexin
Zhang, Kaihui
Zhang, Yifan
Chang, Yankai
Cui, Yuan
Zhang, Yuxi
Zhang, Sumei
Zhang, Longxian
First Detection of Cryptosporidium spp. in Migratory Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) in China
title First Detection of Cryptosporidium spp. in Migratory Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) in China
title_full First Detection of Cryptosporidium spp. in Migratory Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) in China
title_fullStr First Detection of Cryptosporidium spp. in Migratory Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) in China
title_full_unstemmed First Detection of Cryptosporidium spp. in Migratory Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) in China
title_short First Detection of Cryptosporidium spp. in Migratory Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) in China
title_sort first detection of cryptosporidium spp. in migratory whooper swans (cygnus cygnus) in china
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7023085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31861389
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8010006
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