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Natural infection of Cryptosporidium muris (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporiidae) in Siberian chipmunks

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    SYSNO ASEP0157666
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JOstatní články
    TitleNatural infection of Cryptosporidium muris (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporiidae) in Siberian chipmunks
    Author(s) Hůrková, L. (CZ)
    Hajdušek, Ondřej (PAU-O)
    Modrý, David (PAU-O)
    Source TitleJournal of Wildlife Diseases - ISSN 0090-3558
    Roč. 39, č. 2 (2003), s. 441ů444
    Number of pages4 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryUS - United States
    KeywordsBALB/c mice ; Cryptosporidium muris ; Eutamias sibiricus
    Subject RIVGJ - Animal Vermins ; Diseases, Veterinary Medicine
    CEZAV0Z6022909 - PAU-O, BC-A
    MSM 123100003
    MSM 161700001
    AnnotationCoprologic examination of nine Siberian chipmunks (Eutamias sibiricus) imported from Southeast Asia revealed infection with Cryptosporidium sp. Experimental inoculation of BALB/c mice proved their susceptibility to the infection. Infected mice shed oocysts 14 35 days postinfection. Oocyst morphology was similar to that reported for C. muris in previous studies, oocysts were 8.1 (7.0 9.0) 5.9 (5.0 6.5) m. Clinical signs were absent in naturally infected chipmunks and experimental mice. Histologic examinations of mice revealed numerous developmental stages of C. muris in the glandular stomach. Analysis of partial small subunit rRNA gene sequences confirmed identity of these isolates as C. muris. Our results represent the first report of C. muris in members of the family Sciuridae.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Parasitology (until 2005)
    ContactKateřina Homrová,katerina.homrova@paru.cas.cz , Tel.: 387 775 406
    Year of Publishing2004

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