Wildlife as Reservoirs of Encephalitozoon Cuniculi and Encephalitozoon Hellem and Molecular Genotyping of Encephalitozoon spp. in Small Mammals in the Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/60460709:41210/24:101011 RIV/62157124:16270/24:43881544

Result on the web

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11686-024-00920-0" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11686-024-00920-0</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11686-024-00920-0" target="_blank" >10.1007/s11686-024-00920-0</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Wildlife as Reservoirs of Encephalitozoon Cuniculi and Encephalitozoon Hellem and Molecular Genotyping of Encephalitozoon spp. in Small Mammals in the Czech Republic

Original language description

Purpose: Parasites of genus Encephalitozoon are well known pathogens of domestic animals however less attention was paid to its spread among wildlife that can play an important role of reservoir of infection. The aim of the study was to conduct molecular detection and genotype characterization of Encephalitozoon spp. in wild small mammals trapped in localities both near to and at a large distance from residential areas. Methods: In total, 300 wild small mammals (274 Rodentia and 26 Eulipotyphla) were trapped in 41 localities of the Czech Republic and tested by nested PCR for Encephalitozoon spp. Results: The DNA of Encephalitozoon spp. was proved in tissues (brain or liver) of 11% (32/300) of animals. There was a statistically significant difference (p &lt; 0.001) in positivity among animal species with the most infected species Micromys minutus (50%, 4/8) and Myodes glareolus (17%, 9/53). There was also statistically significant difference (p &lt; 0.001) between localities with the higher positivity (29%, 12/42) in localities near to residential areas, compared to localities with a large distance from residential areas (8%, 20/258). Sex and age of wild small mammals did not have effect on their positivity. Genotyping analysis revealed E. cuniculi genotype II in 22 samples and E. hellem genotype 1 A in one sample. Conclusion: This study brings new information on the molecular characterization of Encephalitozoon spp. isolated from wild small mammals trapped in two different areas (localities in near to residential areas and localities with a large distance from residential areas).

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40301 - Veterinary science

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Acta Parasitologica

ISSN

1230-2821

e-ISSN

1896-1851

Volume of the periodical

69

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

1955-1960

UT code for WoS article

001326987300003

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85205367500