title: Cryptosporidium muris in a reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata).
abstract: Cryptosporidium spp. infection in captive exotic mammals was investigated using staining and molecular biological methods. A total of 323 fecal samples from 100 mammalian species (62 Artiodactyla, 33 Rodentia, 3 Perissodactyla, and 2 Paenungultata) in 4 zoological gardens in the Czech Republic was examined. Only in a reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) sample was Cryptosporidium sp. infection detected. The partial small subunit rRNA sequence obtained from the isolate was identical to sequences of Cryptosporidium muris in rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) and Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus). Neonatal BALB/c mice inoculated with 1 x 10(3) fresh oocysts of the C. muris giraffe isolate did not produce a detectable infection.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branisovská 31, 370 05 Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kodádková
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kvác
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ditrich
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sak
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000469:parasitology*; D001188:Artiodactyla / Q000469:parasitology*; D001681:Biological Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D015995:Prevalence; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal