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| Author(s): |
Ichikawa, Ricardo Shoiti
[1]
;
Santana, Bruna Nicoleti
[1]
;
Ferrari, Elis Domingos
[1]
;
do Nascimento, Isabela Garcia
[1]
;
Nakamura, Alex Akira
[1]
;
Nardi, Ana Rita Moraes
[2]
;
Meireles, Marcelo Vasconcelos
[1]
Total Authors: 7
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Fac Med Vet, Rua Clovis Pestana 793, BR-16050680 Aracatuba, SP - Brazil
[2] Fundacao Municipal Ensino Super, Braganca Paulista, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE; v. 164, p. 10-12, MAR 1 2019. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 1 |
| Abstract | |
This study aimed to perform the detection and molecular characterization of Giardia spp. in Psittaciformes from the Southern and Southeastern regions of Brazil. Fecal samples were obtained from 359 adult exotic captive Psittaciformes belonging to 13 genera, randomly selected from 33 aviaries located in the Southern and Southeastern regions of Brazil during a bird exhibition at the 2015 Ornithological Championship of the Ornithological Federation of Brazil (FOB). Nested polymerase chain reaction targeting the small subunit rRNA gene identified Giardia spp. in 93/359 (25.9%) fecal samples and 25/33 (75.8%) aviaries. Genetic sequencing identified G. psittaci in 12 birds from six genera. Zoonotic Giardia species was not detected in fecal samples from Psittaciformes. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 17/17916-9 - Occurrence and molecular characterization of Giardia spp. in birds of the order Psittaciformes kept in captivity |
| Grantee: | Ricardo Shoiti Ichikawa |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation |