Zoonotic genotype of Giardia intestinalis detected in a ferret

N. Abe; C. Read; R.C.A. Thompson; M. Iseki

doi:10.1645/GE-3405RN

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Zoonotic genotype of Giardia intestinalis detected in a ferret

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Zoonotic genotype of Giardia intestinalis detected in a ferret

N. Abe, C. Read, R.C.A. Thompson and M. Iseki

Journal of Parasitology, Vol.91(1), pp.179-182

2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-3405RN

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Abstract

Giardia intestinalis has been found in a variety of mammals, including humans, and consists of host-specific and zoonotic genotypes. There has been only 1 study of G. intestinalis infection in weasels, but the genotype of its isolate remains unclear. In this study, we report the isolation of Giardia in a ferret exhibited at a pet shop. The isolate was analyzed genetically to validate the possibility of zoonotic transmission. Giardia diagnostic fragments of the small subunit ribosomal RNA, β-giardin, and glutamate dehydrogenase genes were amplified from the ferret isolate and sequenced to reveal the phylogenetic relationships between it and other Giardia species or genotypes of G. intestinalis reported previously. The results showed that the ferret isolate represented the genetic group A-I in assemblage A, which could be a causative agent of human giardiasis.

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Title: Zoonotic genotype of Giardia intestinalis detected in a ferret
Authors/Creators: N. Abe (Author/Creator) - Department of Microbiology, Osaka City Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences, Tennoji-ku, Osaka 543-0026, Japan
C. Read (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
R.C.A. Thompson (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
M. Iseki (Author/Creator) - Kanazawa University
Publication Details: Journal of Parasitology, Vol.91(1), pp.179-182
Publisher: American Society of Parasitologists
Identifiers: 991005545326207891
Copyright: © American Society of Parasitologists 2005
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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