Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40498990›Full record

ArticleParasite (Paris, France)2025

Prevalence and genetic diversity of Pentatrichomonas hominis in pig populations in Guangdong and Anhui Provinces, China.

Pengyun Lu, Yibin Zhu, Haiming Cai, Hanqin Shen, Siyun Fang, Dingai Wang, Zhuanqiang Yan, Shenquan Liao, Nanshan Qi, Minna Lv and 6 more

Abstract read
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Parasite (Paris, France), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Molecular Survey and Genetic Characterization ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Pengyun Lu *Key Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory of Avian Influenza and Other Major Poultry Diseases Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 510640 Guangzhou, China - Guangdong Guangken Animal Husbandry Group Co., Ltd., 510000 Guangdong, China.
Yibin Zhu *Key Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory of Avian Influenza and Other Major Poultry Diseases Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 510640 Guangzhou, China.
Haiming CaiKey Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory of Avian Influenza and Other Major Poultry Diseases Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 510640 Guangzhou, China.
Hanqin ShenWen's Group Academy, Wen's Foodstuffs Group Co., Ltd., Xinxing, 527400 Guangdong, China.
Siyun FangWen's Group Academy, Wen's Foodstuffs Group Co., Ltd., Xinxing, 527400 Guangdong, China.
Dingai WangWen's Group Academy, Wen's Foodstuffs Group Co., Ltd., Xinxing, 527400 Guangdong, China.
Zhuanqiang YanWen's Group Academy, Wen's Foodstuffs Group Co., Ltd., Xinxing, 527400 Guangdong, China.
Shenquan LiaoKey Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory of Avian Influenza and Other Major Poultry Diseases Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 510640 Guangzhou, China.
Nanshan QiKey Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory of Avian Influenza and Other Major Poultry Diseases Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 510640 Guangzhou, China.
Minna LvKey Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory of Avian Influenza and Other Major Poultry Diseases Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 510640 Guangzhou, China.
Xuhui LinKey Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory of Avian Influenza and Other Major Poultry Diseases Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 510640 Guangzhou, China.
Yongle SongKey Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory of Avian Influenza and Other Major Poultry Diseases Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 510640 Guangzhou, China.
Xiangjie ChenKey Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory of Avian Influenza and Other Major Poultry Diseases Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 510640 Guangzhou, China.
Jianfei ZhangKey Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory of Avian Influenza and Other Major Poultry Diseases Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 510640 Guangzhou, China.
Juan LiKey Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory of Avian Influenza and Other Major Poultry Diseases Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 510640 Guangzhou, China.
Mingfei SunKey Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory of Avian Influenza and Other Major Poultry Diseases Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 510640 Guangzhou, China.

Funding

Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2021B1515120006Key Realm R&D Program of Guangdong Province 2023B0202150001Opening Project of State Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry 2023QZ-NK05, 2022GZ07Science and Technology Plan Projects of Guangdong Province 2021B1212050021The open competition program of top ten critical priorities of Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation for the 14th Five-Year Plan of Guangdong Province 2023SDZG02
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pentatrichomonas hominis is a protozoan parasite that infects the gastrointestinal tract of humans and mammals, causing abdominal pain and diarrhea. However, its presence in pigs and its potential as a pathogen causing diarrhea in piglets have not been well studied. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of P. hominis in pigs and its potential for zoonotic transmission. A total of 406 pig fecal samples were collected from four pig farms located in Guangdong and Anhui Provinces. Fecal DNA extraction was carried out using a commercially available kit. A nested PCR methodology was employed to detect the presence of P. hominis infection. Samples that tested positive were subsequently subjected to sequencing, and the genetic characteristics of the 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene were analyzed. The overall infection rate of P. hominis was 34.98% (142/406), in Guangdong Province 28.47% (80/281), and in Anhui Province 49.60% (62/125). Among different age groups, suckling piglets had the highest infection rate at 40.24% (68/169). Genetic analysis of the P. hominis isolates showed that the PH-1 genotype was predominant and had a high degree of similarity to P. hominis sequences obtained from humans, cats, and pigs, indicating the potential for zoonotic transmission. The high infection rate and genetic diversity highlight the need for effective control measures in pig farming to reduce parasite transmission and zoonotic risk.

Indexed as

Genetic VariationProtozoan Infections, AnimalSwine DiseasesTrichomonadidaAnimalsChinaDiarrheaDNA, ProtozoanFecesGenotypeHumansPhylogenyPolymerase Chain ReactionPrevalenceRNA, Ribosomal, 18SSwineDNA, ProtozoanRNA, Ribosomal, 18SGenetic diversityPentatrichomonas hominisPig infectionPrevalenceZoonotic potential

Identifiers

PMID40498990
PMCPMC12158214

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.