Novel Cryptosporidium genotype in wild Australian mice (Mus domesticus)

C. Foo; J. Farrell; A. Boxell; I. Robertson; U.M. Ryan

doi:10.1128/AEM.00848-07

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Novel Cryptosporidium genotype in wild Australian mice (Mus domesticus)

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Novel Cryptosporidium genotype in wild Australian mice (Mus domesticus)

C. Foo, J. Farrell, A. Boxell, I. Robertson and U.M. Ryan

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol.73(23), pp.7693-7696

2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00848-07

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Abstract

A total of 250 mouse fecal specimens collected from crop farms in Queensland, Australia, were screened for the presence of Cryptosporidium spp. using PCR. Of these, 19 positives were detected and characterized at a number of loci, including the 18S rRNA gene, the acetyl coenzyme A gene, and the actin gene. Sequence and phylogenetic analyses identified two genotypes: mouse genotype I and a novel genotype (mouse genotype II), which is likely to be a valid species. Cryptosporidium parvum, which is zoonotic, was not detected. The results of the study indicate that wild Australian mice that are not in close contact with livestock are probably not an important reservoir of Cryptosporidium infection for humans and other animals

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Title: Novel Cryptosporidium genotype in wild Australian mice (Mus domesticus)
Authors/Creators: C. Foo (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
J. Farrell (Author/Creator) - Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, P.O. Box 102, Toowoomba, Queensland 4350, Australia
A. Boxell (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
I. Robertson (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
U.M. Ryan (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
Publication Details: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol.73(23), pp.7693-7696
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Identifiers: 991005543358807891
Copyright: © 2007, American Society for Microbiology
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration
Citation topics: 1 Clinical & Life Sciences; 1.246 Diarrheal Diseases; 1.246.985 Cryptosporidium
Web Of Science research areas: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Microbiology
ESI research areas: Biology & Biochemistry