Molecular Characterization of a Cryptosporidium Isolate From a Black Bear

To further validate the observation of the existence of host-adapted strains of Cryptosporidium parvum, we genetically characterized an isolate of Cryptosporidium parasite from a black bear. Sequence analysis of the ribosomal RNA small subunit and the 70-kDa heat shock protein (HSP70) showed that th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of parasitology 2000-10, Vol.86 (5), p.1166-1170
Hauptverfasser:	Xiao, Lihua, Limor, Josef R, Sulaiman, Irshad M, Duncan, Robert B, Lal, Altaf A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Base Sequence Bears Biological and medical sciences Biological taxonomies Black bears Cattle Cryptosporidiosis - parasitology Cryptosporidiosis - veterinary Cryptosporidium parvum - classification Cryptosporidium parvum - genetics Dogs Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Genes, rRNA - genetics Genotypes HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins - genetics Humans Molecular Sequence Data Parasites Parasitology Phylogenetics Polymerase Chain Reaction Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length Protozoa RESEARCH NOTES RNA, Ribosomal - genetics Sequence Analysis, DNA Systematics. Geographical distribution. Morphology. Cytology Ungulates Ursidae - parasitology
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Zusammenfassung:	To further validate the observation of the existence of host-adapted strains of Cryptosporidium parvum, we genetically characterized an isolate of Cryptosporidium parasite from a black bear. Sequence analysis of the ribosomal RNA small subunit and the 70-kDa heat shock protein (HSP70) showed that this parasite represents a new genotype of C. parvum and is related to the C. parvum dog genotype. This finding is helpful for clarifying Cryptosporidium taxonomy.
ISSN:	0022-3395 1937-2345
DOI:	10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[1166:MCOACI]2.0.CO;2