TY  - JOUR
T1  - Detection of <I>Cryptosporidium </I>Species in Feces from Snakes
AU - Chen, S.H. AU - Chu, Y.H. AU - Chen, J.X. AU - Ai, L. AU - Cai, Y.C. AU - , Y.L. AU - Li, J. AU - He, G.S. 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 11
IS  - 21
SP  - 4030
EP  - 4033
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2012.4030.4033
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.4030.4033
KW  - Cryptosporidium serpentis
KW  -snakes
KW  -morphology
KW  -polymerase chain reaction
KW  -prevalence
KW  -sequences
AB  - Cryptosporidiosis is an important gastrointestinal disease in snakes. In the current study, 143 feces samples of cobra snakes and Oriental rat-snake were examined for the presence of cryptosporidia by morphology and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Method targeting a part of the 18S ribosomal <I>RNA</I> gene. A consecutive sequencing reaction was used to identify the cryptosporidian species present in PCR-positive samples. The oocyst of <I>Cryptosporidium serpentis </I>was found in 19 out of 143 (13.29%). The results stress the importance for diagnostic methods to be specific for <I>Cryptosporidium </I>species especially in snakes.
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