Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5545890 | Veterinary Parasitology | 2017 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The present study focuses on Cryptosporidium infections of foals in Brazil. A total of 92 animals of different breeds from 11 farms in the vicinity of Araçatuba in the state of São Paulo, were examined. According to PCR targeting the 18S rRNA gene, Cryptosporidium sp. DNA was detected in 21.7% (20/92) of foals. Good quality 18S rRNA, actin, HSP70 and gp60 genes nPCR amplicons were obtained from five fecal samples. PCR amplification and sequencing of a fragment of the GP60 sporozoite surface glycoprotein gene revealed C. parvum genotypes IIaA18G3R1, IIaA15G2R1. Interestingly, we also detected in two foals a GP60 genotype related to the human parasite C. hominis.
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Authors
Sandra Valéria Inácio, Giovanni Widmer, Roberta Lomonte Lemos de Brito, Anaiza Simão Zucatto, Monally Conceição Costa de Aquino, Bruno César Miranda Oliveira, Alex Akira Nakamura, Luiz da Silveira Neto, João Gabriel Balizardo Carvalho,