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ArticleParasites & vectors2015

Development of a framework for genotyping bovine-derived Cryptosporidium parvum, using a multilocus fragment typing tool.

Emily J Hotchkiss, Janice A Gilray, Marnie L Brennan, Robert M Christley, Liam J Morrison, Nicholas N Jonsson, Elizabeth A Innes, Frank Katzer

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Article in Parasites & vectors, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Emily J HotchkissMoredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik, Edinburgh, EH26 0PZ, UK. emily.hotchkiss@moredun.ac.uk.
Janice A GilrayMoredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik, Edinburgh, EH26 0PZ, UK. janice.gilray@moredun.ac.uk.
Marnie L BrennanSchool of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK. marnie.brennan@nottingham.ac.uk.
Robert M ChristleyInstitute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, Leahurst Campus CH64 7TE, Liverpool, L69 7BE, UK. robc@liverpool.ac.uk.
Liam J MorrisonRoslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK. liam.morrison@roslin.ed.ac.uk.
Nicholas N JonssonInstitute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Bearsden Road, Glasgow, G61 1QH, UK. nicholas.jonsson@glasgow.ac.uk.
Elizabeth A InnesMoredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik, Edinburgh, EH26 0PZ, UK. lee.innes@moredun.ac.uk.
Frank KatzerMoredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik, Edinburgh, EH26 0PZ, UK. frank.katzer@moredun.ac.uk.
Moredun Research Institute · GBUniversity of Edinburgh · GBUniversity of Glasgow · GBUniversity of Liverpool · GBUniversity of Nottingham · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is a need for an integrated genotyping approach for C. parvum; no sufficiently discriminatory scheme to date has been fully validated or widely adopted by veterinary or public health researchers. Multilocus fragment typing (MLFT) can provide good differentiation and is relatively quick and cheap to perform. A MLFT tool was assessed in terms of its typeability, specificity, precision (repeatability and reproducibility), accuracy and ability to genotypically discriminate bovine-derived Cryptosporidium parvum.

methodsWith the aim of working towards a consensus, six markers were selected for inclusion based on their successful application in previous studies: MM5, MM18, MM19, TP14, MS1 and MS9. Alleles were assigned according to the fragment sizes of repeat regions amplified, as determined by capillary electrophoresis. In addition, a region of the GP60 gene was amplified and sequenced to determine gp60 subtype and this was added to the allelic profiles of the 6 markers to determine the multilocus genotype (MLG). The MLFT tool was applied to 140 C. parvum samples collected in two cross-sectional studies of UK calves, conducted in Cheshire in 2004 (principally dairy animals) and Aberdeenshire/Caithness in 2011 (beef animals).

resultsTypeability was 84 %. The primers did not amplify tested non-parvum species frequently detected in cattle. In terms of repeatability, within- and between-run fragment sizes showed little variability. Between laboratories, fragment sizes differed but allele calling was reproducible. The MLFT had good discriminatory ability (Simpson's Index of Diversity, SID, was 0.92), compared to gp60 sequencing alone (SID 0.44). Some markers were more informative than others, with MS1 and MS9 proving monoallelic in tested samples.

conclusionsFurther inter-laboratory trials are now warranted with the inclusion of human-derived C. parvum samples, allowing progress towards an integrated, standardised typing scheme to enable source attribution and to determine the role of livestock in future outbreaks of human C. parvum.

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GenotypeAnimalsCattleCattle DiseasesCryptosporidiosisCryptosporidium parvumFecesMultilocus Sequence TypingReproducibility of ResultsUnited Kingdom

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