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Prevalence and Subtype Distribution of Blastocystis sp. in Diarrheic Pigs in Southern China
Blastocystis sp. is a common pathogen that infects the intestines of humans and animals, causing a threat to public health. However, little information on the prevalence and subtypes of Blastocystis sp. in diarrheic pigs in China is available. Herein, 1254 fecal samples were collected from diarrheic...
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author | Wang, Pei Li, Sen Zou, Yang Hong, Zhao-Wei Wang, Ping Zhu, Xing-Quan Song, De-Ping Chen, Xiao-Qing |
author_facet | Wang, Pei Li, Sen Zou, Yang Hong, Zhao-Wei Wang, Ping Zhu, Xing-Quan Song, De-Ping Chen, Xiao-Qing |
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description | Blastocystis sp. is a common pathogen that infects the intestines of humans and animals, causing a threat to public health. However, little information on the prevalence and subtypes of Blastocystis sp. in diarrheic pigs in China is available. Herein, 1254 fecal samples were collected from diarrheic pigs in 37 intensive pig farms in Hunan, Jiangxi, and Fujian provinces in southern China, and the prevalence and subtypes of Blastocystis sp. were investigated. Blastocystis sp. was detected by PCR assay, which amplified the small subunit rRNA (SSU rRNA) gene. Overall prevalence of Blastocystis sp. was 31.4% (394/1254), including 21.5% (66/307), 33.1% (99/299), 58.9% (56/95), and 31.3% (173/553) in suckling piglets, weaned piglets, fattening pigs, and sows, respectively. Moreover, age and region factors were significantly related to prevalence of Blastocystis sp. (p < 0.05). Four Blastocystis sp. subtypes were identified, including ST1, ST3, ST5, and ST14. The preponderant subtype was ST5 (76.9%, 303/394). To our knowledge, ST14 was firstly found in pigs in China. The human-pathogenic subtypes (ST1, ST3, ST5, and ST14) that were observed in this study indicate a potential threat to public health. These findings provided a new sight for studying the genetic structure of Blastocystis sp. |
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spelling | pubmed-84713492021-09-27 Prevalence and Subtype Distribution of Blastocystis sp. in Diarrheic Pigs in Southern China Wang, Pei Li, Sen Zou, Yang Hong, Zhao-Wei Wang, Ping Zhu, Xing-Quan Song, De-Ping Chen, Xiao-Qing Pathogens Article Blastocystis sp. is a common pathogen that infects the intestines of humans and animals, causing a threat to public health. However, little information on the prevalence and subtypes of Blastocystis sp. in diarrheic pigs in China is available. Herein, 1254 fecal samples were collected from diarrheic pigs in 37 intensive pig farms in Hunan, Jiangxi, and Fujian provinces in southern China, and the prevalence and subtypes of Blastocystis sp. were investigated. Blastocystis sp. was detected by PCR assay, which amplified the small subunit rRNA (SSU rRNA) gene. Overall prevalence of Blastocystis sp. was 31.4% (394/1254), including 21.5% (66/307), 33.1% (99/299), 58.9% (56/95), and 31.3% (173/553) in suckling piglets, weaned piglets, fattening pigs, and sows, respectively. Moreover, age and region factors were significantly related to prevalence of Blastocystis sp. (p < 0.05). Four Blastocystis sp. subtypes were identified, including ST1, ST3, ST5, and ST14. The preponderant subtype was ST5 (76.9%, 303/394). To our knowledge, ST14 was firstly found in pigs in China. The human-pathogenic subtypes (ST1, ST3, ST5, and ST14) that were observed in this study indicate a potential threat to public health. These findings provided a new sight for studying the genetic structure of Blastocystis sp. MDPI 2021-09-14 /pmc/articles/PMC8471349/ /pubmed/34578221 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10091189 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/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 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Wang, Pei Li, Sen Zou, Yang Hong, Zhao-Wei Wang, Ping Zhu, Xing-Quan Song, De-Ping Chen, Xiao-Qing Prevalence and Subtype Distribution of Blastocystis sp. in Diarrheic Pigs in Southern China |
title | Prevalence and Subtype Distribution of Blastocystis sp. in Diarrheic Pigs in Southern China |
title_full | Prevalence and Subtype Distribution of Blastocystis sp. in Diarrheic Pigs in Southern China |
title_fullStr | Prevalence and Subtype Distribution of Blastocystis sp. in Diarrheic Pigs in Southern China |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and Subtype Distribution of Blastocystis sp. in Diarrheic Pigs in Southern China |
title_short | Prevalence and Subtype Distribution of Blastocystis sp. in Diarrheic Pigs in Southern China |
title_sort | prevalence and subtype distribution of blastocystis sp. in diarrheic pigs in southern china |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8471349/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34578221 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10091189 |
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