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- Title
Cockroach as a Vector of Blastocystis sp. is Risk for Golden Monkeys in Zoo.
- Authors
Lei Ma; Yongbin Zhang; Haixia Qiao; Shuai Li; Heqin Wang; Ningning Zhang; Xiao Zhang
- Abstract
Blastocystis sp. is a kind of protozoa living in the intestinal tract of human and animals, which will cause intestinal diseases such as diarrhea, abdominal distension and vomiting. This paper was aimed to understand the infection of Blastocystis sp. In golden monkeys and the transmission path in North China. Thirty-seven feces samples from golden monkeys and 116 cockroach samples from Shijiazhuang Zoo were collected from July to October 2019 for PCR analysis of Blastocystis sp. Genetic diversity analysis was further conducted on the samples with positive PCR results. The results showed that the infection rate was 48.7% (18/37) in golden monkeys and 82.8% (96/116) in cockroaches, respectively. The genetic evolution analysis based on small subunit ribosomal RNA demonstrated that three subtypes (ST) of Blastocystis sp. including ST1, ST2, and ST3 existed in the intestinal tract of golden monkeys, while only ST2 was detected in the intestinal tract of cockroaches. This paper may provide supports for the quarantine and control of Blastocystis sp. for the zoo in Northern China.
- Subjects
SHIJIAZHUANG (Hebei Sheng, China); CHINA; BLASTOCYSTIS; MONKEYS; COCKROACHES; ZOOS; RIBOSOMAL RNA; MACAQUES; INTESTINAL mucosa
- Publication
Korean Journal of Parasitology, 2020, Vol 58, Issue 5, p583
- ISSN
0023-4001
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3347/kjp.2020.58.5.583