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KMID : 0425120200580050583
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
2020 Volume.58 No. 5 p.583 ~ p.587
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Cockroach as a Vector of Blastocystis sp. is Risk for Golden Monkeys in Zoo
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Ma Lei
Zhang Yongbin
Qiao Haixia
Li Shuai
Wang Heqin
Zhang Ningning
Zhang Xiao
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Abstract
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Blastocystis sp. is a kind of protozoa living in the intestinal tract of human and animals, which will cause intestinal diseases such as diarrhea, abdominal distension and vomiting. This paper was aimed to understand the infection of Blastocystis sp. In golden monkeys and the transmission path in North China. Thirty-seven feces samples from golden monkeys and 116 cockroach samples from Shijiazhuang Zoo were collected from July to October 2019 for PCR analysis of Blastocystis sp. Genetic diversity analysis was further conducted on the samples with positive PCR results. The results showed that the infection rate was 48.7% (18/37) in golden monkeys and 82.8% (96/116) in cockroaches, respectively. The genetic evolution analysis based on small subunit ribosomal RNA demonstrated that three subtypes (ST) of Blastocystis sp. including ST1, ST2, and ST3 existed in the intestinal tract of golden monkeys, while only ST2 was detected in the intestinal tract of cockroaches. This paper may provide supports for the quarantine and control of Blastocystis sp. for the zoo in Northern China.
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KEYWORD
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Blastocystis sp., zoonosis, golden monkey, cockroach, gene subtype
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