ArticleParasites & vectors2015
Prevalence and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium in giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in Sichuan province, China.
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- Transcriptome analysis reveals immune-related gene expression changes with age in giant panda (Aging · 2019Article
- The first report of Cryptosporidium spp. in Microtus fuscus (Qinghai vole) and Ochotona curzoniae (wild plateau pika) in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau area, China.Parasitology research · 2018Article
- Human-Pathogenic Enterocytozoon bieneusi in Captive Giant Pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in China.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Metagenomic Analysis of Bacteria, Fungi, Bacteriophages, and Helminths in the Gut of Giant Pandas.Frontiers in microbiology · 2018Article
- Parasites of the Giant Panda: A Risk Factor in the Conservation of a Species.Advances in parasitology · 2018Review
- Ancylostoma ailuropodae n. sp. (Nematoda: Ancylostomatidae), a new hookworm parasite isolated from wild giant pandas in Southwest China.Parasites & vectors · 2017Article
- Molecular Epidemiology of Cryptosporidiosis in China.Frontiers in microbiology · 2017Review
- Public health significance of zoonoticInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2016Review
- First report of Cryptosporidium canis in farmed Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) in China.Parasites & vectors · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundCryptosporidium spp. have been extensively reported to cause significant diarrheal disease in humans and domestic animals. On the contrary, little information is available on the prevalence and characterization of Cryptosporidium in wild animals in China, especially in giant pandas. The aim of the present study was to detect Cryptosporidium infections and identify Cryptosporidium species at the molecular level in both captive and wild giant pandas in Sichuan province, China.
findingsUsing a PCR approach, we amplified and sequenced the 18S rRNA gene from 322 giant pandas fecal samples (122 from 122 captive individuals and 200 collected from four habitats) in Sichuan province, China. The Cryptosporidium species/genotypes were identified via a BLAST comparison against published Cryptosporidium sequences available in GenBank followed by phylogenetic analysis. The results revealed that both captive and wild giant pandas were infected with a single Cryptosporidium species, C. andersoni, at a prevalence of 15.6% (19/122) and 0.5% (1/200) in captive and wild giant pandas, respectively.
conclusionsThe present study revealed the existence of C. andersoni in both captive and wild giant panda fecal samples for the first time, and also provided useful fundamental data for further research on the molecular epidemiology and control of Cryptosporidium infection in giant pandas.
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