Genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium spp., Encephalitozoon spp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in feral and captive pigeons in Central Europe
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F24%3A00584418" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/24:00584418 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/68081766:_____/24:00584418 RIV/60076658:12220/24:43909380
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-024-08169-2" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-024-08169-2</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-024-08169-2" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00436-024-08169-2</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium spp., Encephalitozoon spp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in feral and captive pigeons in Central Europe
Original language description
Cryptosporidium spp., Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon spp. are the most common protistan parasites of vertebrates. The results show that pigeon populations in Central Europe are parasitised by different species of Cryptosporidium and genotypes of microsporidia of the genera Enterocytozoon and Encephalitozoon. A total of 634 and 306 faecal samples of captive and feral pigeons (Columba livia f. domestica) from 44 locations in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland were analysed for the presence of parasites by microscopy and PCR/sequence analysis of small subunit ribosomal RNA (18S rDNA), 60 kDa glycoprotein (gp60) and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of SSU rDNA. Phylogenetic analyses revealed the presence of C. meleagridis, C. baileyi, C. parvum, C. andersoni, C. muris, C. galli and C. ornithophilus, E. hellem genotype 1A and 2B, E. cuniculi genotype I and II and E. bieneusi genotype Peru 6, CHN-F1, D, Peru 8, Type IV, ZY37, E, CHN4, SCF2 and WR4. Captive pigeons were significantly more frequently parasitised with screened parasite than feral pigeons. Cryptosporidium meleagridis IIIa and a new subtype IIIl have been described, the oocysts of which are not infectious to immunodeficient mice, whereas chickens are susceptible. This investigation demonstrates that pigeons can be hosts to numerous species, genotypes and subtypes of the studied parasites. Consequently, they represent a potential source of infection for both livestock and humans.
Czech name
—
Czech description
—
Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
—
OECD FORD branch
10601 - Cell biology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/LM2023050" target="_blank" >LM2023050: National Infrastructure for Biological and Medical Imaging</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Parasitology Research
ISSN
0932-0113
e-ISSN
1432-1955
Volume of the periodical
123
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
13
Pages from-to
158
UT code for WoS article
001178305500001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85187179082