Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in cats from Bogota (Colombia) and genotyping of isolates.
The prevalence of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in cats from Bogota (Colombia) was determined from fecal specimens and scrapings of duodenal and ileal mucosa screened by PCR. All PCR-positive specimens were sequenced to determine the genotype(s) present. Of 46 cats, 6 (13%) were positive for Cryptosporidium, 5 (11%) were infected with C. felis and one (2%) with C. muris. Three (6.5%) cats were infected with Giardia duodenalis Assemblage F. Eight (17%) cats were infected with four genotypes of E. bieneusi: genotype D-like (9%), K (4%), Peru 10 (2%), and Peru 5 (2%). This is the first report on the presence of zoonotic species/genotypes of Cryptosporidium and E. bieneusi in cats in Colombia.
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Mónica
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Environmental Microbial Safety Laboratory, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Building 173, BARC-East, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
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James M
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Vecino
Jesús A Cortés
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Dubey
J P
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Fayer
Ronald
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D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002415:Cats; D003105:Colombia; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry*; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000737:chemistry*; D021862:Enterocytozoon / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005784:Gene Amplification; D005838:Genotype; D005872:Giardia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D016881:Microsporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary
D004271:DNA, Fungal; D016054:DNA, Protozoan