Cryptosporidium sp. in a free ranging house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) in Israel.
A house gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus, from an Israeli locality was found infected by Cryptosporidium sp. Infection was recovered in the anterior gut, upon examination by a transmission electron microscope. It comprised from 2.9 x 3.3 microns undivided and 2.6-3.3 x 3.8-3.9 microns dividing meronts, 1.9-2.3 x 2.0-2.6 microns young macrogamonts, and a 3.3 x 3.9 microns sporulated oocyst containing in cross section 4 sporozoites and a residuum. Oocyst dimensions were smaller and apparently not conspecific with the Cryptosporidium sp. reported from the introduced H. turcicus in Texas.
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Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel. paperna@agri.huji.ac.il
D000818:Animals; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004199:Disease Vectors; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008116:Lizards / Q000469:parasitology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron