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Cryptosporidium myocastoris n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae), the Species Adapted to the Nutria (Myocastor coypus)

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    SYSNO ASEP0554114
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleCryptosporidium myocastoris n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae), the Species Adapted to the Nutria (Myocastor coypus)
    Author(s) Ježková, J. (CZ)
    Limpouchová, Zlata (BC-A) SAI
    Prediger, J. (CZ)
    Holubová, Nikola (BC-A) SAI, ORCID
    Sak, Bohumil (BC-A) RID, ORCID
    Konečný, R. (CZ)
    Květoňová, Dana (BC-A) SAI
    Hlásková, Lenka (BC-A) SAI
    Rost, M. (CZ)
    McEvoy, J. (US)
    Rajský, D. (SK)
    Feng, Y. (CN)
    Kváč, Martin (BC-A) RID, RID, ORCID
    Number of authors13
    Article number813
    Source TitleMicroorganisms. - : MDPI
    Roč. 9, č. 4 (2021)
    Number of pages24 s.
    Publication formOnline - E
    Languageeng - English
    CountryCH - Switzerland
    Keywordsmolecular characterization ; discontinuous sucrose ; giardia-duodenalis ; waste-water ; life-cycle ; parvum ; prevalence ; spp. ; cattle ; parasites ; adaptation ; prevalence ; biology ; course of infection ; infectivity ; oocyst size ; phylogeny ; parasite
    Subject RIVGJ - Animal Vermins ; Diseases, Veterinary Medicine
    OECD categoryVeterinary science
    R&D ProjectsLTAUSA17165 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    Method of publishingOpen access
    Institutional supportBC-A - RVO:60077344
    UT WOS000643299800001
    EID SCOPUS85103911182
    DOI10.3390/microorganisms9040813
    AnnotationCryptosporidium spp., common parasites of vertebrates, remain poorly studied in wildlife. This study describes the novel Cryptosporidium species adapted to nutrias (Myocastor coypus). A total of 150 faecal samples of feral nutria were collected from locations in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and examined for Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts and specific DNA at the SSU, actin, HSP70, and gp60 loci. Molecular analyses revealed the presence of C. parvum (n = 1), C. ubiquitum subtype family XIId (n = 5) and Cryptosporidium myocastoris n. sp. XXIIa (n = 2), and XXIIb (n = 3). Only nutrias positive for C. myocastoris shed microscopically detectable oocysts, which measured 4.8-5.2 x 4.7-5.0 mu m, and oocysts were infectious for experimentally infected nutrias with a prepatent period of 5-6 days, although not for mice, gerbils, or chickens. The infection was localised in jejunum and ileum without observable macroscopic changes. The microvilli adjacent to attached stages responded by elongating. Clinical signs were not observed in naturally or experimentally infected nutrias. Phylogenetic analyses at SSU, actin, and HSP70 loci demonstrated that C. myocastoris n. sp. is distinct from other valid Cryptosporidium species.
    WorkplaceBiology Centre (since 2006)
    ContactDana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214
    Year of Publishing2022
    Electronic addresshttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/4/813
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