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Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. from fecal samples of birds kept in captivity in Brazil

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Author(s):
Nakamura, Alex Akira [1] ; Simoes, Daniel Castendo [2] ; Antunes, Romulo Godik [2] ; da Silva, Deuvania Carvalho [2] ; Meireles, Marcelo Vasconcelos [2]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Med Vet Prevent & Saude Anim, FMVZ, BR-09500900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Sao Paulo State Univ, Curso Med Vet, Dept Clin Cirurgia & Reprod Anim, BR-16050680 Aracatuba, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Veterinary Parasitology; v. 166, n. 1-2, p. 47-51, DEC 3 2009.
Web of Science Citations: 43
Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Cryptosporidium species and genotypes in birds kept in captivity in Brazil. A total of 966 samples from 18 families of birds was collected and stored in 5% potassium dichromate solution at 4 degrees C until processing. Oocysts were purified in Sheather sugar solution following extraction of genomic DNA. Molecular analyses were performed using nested-PCR for amplification of fragments of the 18S subunit of rRNA gene and of the actin gene. Amplification of Cryptosporidium DNA fragments was obtained in 47 (4.86%) samples. Sequencing of amplified fragments and phylogenetic analyses allowed the identification of Cryptosporidium baileyi in a black vulture (Coragyps atratus), a domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) and a saffron finch (Sicalis flaveola); Cryptosporidium galli in canaries (Serinus canaria), a cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) and lesser seed-finches (Oryzoborus angolensis); Cryptosporidium meleagridis in a domestic chicken (G. g. domesticus); Cryptosporidium parvum in a cockatiel (N. hollandicus); Cryptosporidium avian genotype I in a canary (S. canaria) and an Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus); Cryptosporidium avian genotype II in ostriches (Struthio camelus) and Cryptosporidium avian genotype III in a cockatiel (N. hollandicurs) and a peach-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicolis). (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. (AU)