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Molecular identification and subtype distribution of Blastocystis sp. in farm and pet animals in Turkey
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- A total of 1340 fresh fecal samples from farm and pet animals in Central Anatolia and the Middle Black Sea Region of Turkey were investigated using a PCR assay targeting the SSU rRNA of Blastocystis sp. An overall Blastocystis sp. prevalence of 19.4% (183/940) was found in farm animals, including cattle, sheep, water buffaloes, and chickens. Fecal samples of dogs, cats, and horses were negative. The highest prevalence of Blastocystis sp. was found in sheep (38.2%) among the farm animals. The SSU rRNA sequence analysis revealed two animal-specific subtypes, including ST10 in cattle and sheep and ST14 in water buffaloes. The zoonotic subtype ST7 was identified in chickens. Our results indicated a high prevalence of animal-specific subtypes in livestock and zoonotic subtype ST7 in chickens, highlighting the potential risk of chickens for zoonotic transmission of Blastocystis in the research area. This study is the first large-scale evaluation of Blastocystis in animal hosts in Turkey, and contributes to the molecular epidemiology and genetics of Blastocystis. Our results should be considered by authorities as an indication of the zoonotic importance of Blastocystis sp. and the need for surveillance in public health intervention programs.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Veterinary medicine
Farms
Turkey
Veterinary (miscellaneous)
030231 tropical medicine
Blastocystis Infections
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Animal Diseases
Feces
03 medical and health sciences
Dogs
0302 clinical medicine
Prevalence
Animals
Horses
Molecular identification
Molecular Epidemiology
Blastocystis
Sheep
Molecular epidemiology
biology
business.industry
Transmission (medicine)
030108 mycology & parasitology
biology.organism_classification
Infectious Diseases
Black Sea
Parasitology
Animals, Domestic
Insect Science
Cats
Blastocystis sp
Cattle
Livestock
business
Chickens
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a7fe8101ce059bd37e65055e74e6b757