Journal article
Identification of zoonotic Giardia genotypes in fish
International Journal for Parasitology, Vol.40(7), pp.779-785
2010
Abstract
Apart from a single record in a shark, there have been no published studies conducted on Giardia genotypes in fish. The present study investigated the prevalence of Giardia in cultured fingerlings (n=227), wild freshwater (n=227) and wild marine/estuarine species (n=255) of fish in Western Australia by PCR amplification at the 18S rRNA, glutamate dehydrogenase (gdh), triose phosphate isomerase (tpi) and beta-giardin (bg) loci. Results revealed a low prevalence of Giardia, 3.8% (27/709), in fish hosts. The zoonotic Giardia species, Giardia duodenalis assemblages A, B as well as G. duodenalis assemblage E and Giardia microti were detected. The identification of zoonotic species of Giardia highlights the public health importance of investigating parasites within fish host species.
Details
- Title
- Identification of zoonotic Giardia genotypes in fish
- Authors/Creators
- R. Yang (Author/Creator)A. Reid (Author/Creator)A.J. Lymbery (Author/Creator)U. Ryan (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- International Journal for Parasitology, Vol.40(7), pp.779-785
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Identifiers
- 991005544484207891
- Copyright
- © 2009 Australian Society for Parasitology Inc.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research; School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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