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Pedraza-Díaz, S., Ortega-Mora, L. M., Carrión, B. A., Navarro, V., & Gómez-Bautista, M. (2009). Molecular characterisation of cryptosporidium isolates from pet reptiles. Veterinary Parasitology, 160(3-4), 204–210.
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| Resource type: Journal Article DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.11.003 BibTeX citation key: PedrazaDiaz2009 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Bakterien = bacteria, Echsen = saurians, Einzeller = protozoa, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Schlangen = snakes, Veterinärmedizin = veterinary medicine Creators: Carrión, Gómez-Bautista, Navarro, Ortega-Mora, Pedraza-Díaz Collection: Veterinary Parasitology |
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Testudinidae In this study, we investigated the presence of Cryptosporidium in 171 faecal samples from reptiles commonly used as pet animals. These include lizards belonging to the genera Eublepharis, Pogona, Chlamydosaurus, Hemiteconyx, Teratoscincus, Tiliqua, Iguana, and Chamaeleo, snakes of the genera Lampropeltis, Elaphe, Python, Boa and Corallus, and tortoises belonging to the genera Testudo and Kinixys. Cryptosporidium oocysts were detected by immunofluorescence using a commercially available kit and cryptosporidial DNA by amplification of a polymorphic fragment of the 18S rDNA and the HSP70 locus. Cryptosporidium was detected in 38.6% and 25.1% of the samples analysed by immunofluorescence and PCR, respectively. Molecular characterisation of the isolates confirmed that C. serpentis and C. varanii (syn. C. saurophilum) are the main species involved in infection in pet reptiles but also showed the presence of C. parvum and C. muris, as well as other species or genotypes of this parasite including the Cryptosporidium mouse genotype and Cryptosporidium tortoise genotype previously described in reptiles. In addition, a Cryptosporidium sp. was isolated from a chameleon and a python.
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