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ArticleParasites, hosts and diseases2025

Detection of intestinal parasites in leopard cat fecal samples using shotgun metagenomics.

Jun Ho Choi, Singeun Oh, Myung-Hee Yi, Dongjun Kang, Du-Yeol Choi, Xavier Chavarria, Arwa Shatta, Yoon Hee Cho, Seongjun Choe, Seung-Hun Lee and 1 more

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Jun Ho ChoiDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Arthropods of Medical Importance Resource Bank, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Singeun OhDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Arthropods of Medical Importance Resource Bank, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Myung-Hee YiDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Arthropods of Medical Importance Resource Bank, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Dongjun KangDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Arthropods of Medical Importance Resource Bank, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Du-Yeol ChoiDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Arthropods of Medical Importance Resource Bank, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Xavier ChavarriaDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Arthropods of Medical Importance Resource Bank, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Arwa ShattaDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Arthropods of Medical Importance Resource Bank, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Yoon Hee ChoDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Arthropods of Medical Importance Resource Bank, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Seongjun ChoeDepartment of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.
Seung-Hun LeeCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.
Ju Yeong KimDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Arthropods of Medical Importance Resource Bank, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.

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Korea Health Industry Development InstituteMinistry of Health and Welfare RS-2023-KH139971Ministry of Health and Welfare RS-2024-00406488Ministry of Science and ICTNational Research Foundation of Korea RS-2024-00456300
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Abstract

The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) is a wild felid species that serves as a reservoir of zoonotic parasites. In this study, we investigated intestinal parasite taxa by reanalyzing previously published shotgun metagenomic sequencing data from fecal samples of wild leopard cats using a custom 18S rRNA gene reference database constructed from the NCBI nucleotide database. Among 11 metagenomic samples, 5 parasite species were identified: Toxoplasma gondii, Clonorchis sinensis, Strongyloides planiceps, Cylicospirura petrowi, and Pharyngostomum cordatum. These findings demonstrate that shotgun metagenomic analysis of fecal samples can be a useful tool for monitoring zoonotic parasite infections in this species and for investigating parasite life cycles. However, this approach is limited by its dependence on existing reference databases and requires experimental validation of the findings.

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FecesFelidaeIntestinal Diseases, ParasiticMetagenomicsPantheraParasitesAnimalsCatsRNA, Ribosomal, 18SRNA, Ribosomal, 18SClonorchis sinensisLeopard catmetagenomeparasitesToxoplasma gondii

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PMID41311042
PMCPMC12661170

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