Natural infection with zoonotic subtype of Cryptosporidium parvum in Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) from Brazil

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.creatorVasconcelos Meireles, Marcelo
dc.creatorMartins Soares, Rodrigo
dc.creatorBonello, Fabio
dc.creatorMaria Gennari, Solange
dc.date2014-05-20T15:23:26Z
dc.date2016-10-25T17:57:23Z
dc.date2014-05-20T15:23:26Z
dc.date2016-10-25T17:57:23Z
dc.date2007-06-20
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-05T23:42:02Z
dc.date.available2017-04-05T23:42:02Z
dc.identifierVeterinary Parasitology. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., v. 147, n. 1-2, p. 166-170, 2007.
dc.identifier0304-4017
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/34216
dc.identifierhttp://acervodigital.unesp.br/handle/11449/34216
dc.identifier10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.03.034
dc.identifierWOS:000247382600022
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.03.034
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/878187
dc.descriptionA total of 145 capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) fecal samples from the state of Sdo Paulo, Brazil, were screened for Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts using the malachite green method. Eight samples (5.52%) showed positive results and were further submitted to nested PCR reaction for amplification of fragments of 18S rRNA gene and 60-kDa glycoprotein gene for determination of species, alleles and subtypes of Cryptosporidium. Sequencing of the PCR products of the 18S rRNA gene fragments and 60-kDa glycoprotein gene fragments showed that for both genes all Cryptosporidium isolates from capybara were respectively 100% genetically similar to a bovine isolate of C. parvum and to C parvum subtype IIaA15G2R1. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of Cryptosporidium infection in this rodent. The finding of zoonotic C parvum infection in a semi-aquatic mammal that inhabits anthroponotic habitats raises the concern that human water supplies may be contaminated with zoonotic Cryptosporidium oocysts from wildlife. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.
dc.relationVeterinary Parasitology
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectCryptosporidium
dc.subjectHydrochoerus hydrochaeris
dc.subject60-kDa glycoprotein gene
dc.subject18S rRNA gene
dc.subjectnatural infection
dc.titleNatural infection with zoonotic subtype of Cryptosporidium parvum in Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) from Brazil
dc.typeOtro


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