NUK - logo
E-viri
Celotno besedilo
Recenzirano
  • Calero-Bernal, Rafael; Santín, Mónica; Maloney, Jenny G; Martín-Pérez, Manuel; Habela, Miguel A; Fernández-García, José L; Figueiredo, Ana; Nájera, Fernando; Palacios, María J; Mateo, Marta; Balseiro, Ana; Barral, Marta; Lima-Barberoi, José F; Köster, Pamela C; Carmena, David

    The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology, 03/2020, Letnik: 67, Številka: 2
    Journal Article

    The occurrence and molecular diversity of the stramenopile eukaryote Blastocystis sp. was investigated by PCR and sequencing (Sanger and NGS) methods in 380 faecal specimens of free-living carnivores in Spain. Blastocystis sp. was confirmed in 1.6% (6/380) of the specimens analysed. Two samples from a common genet and a fox were successfully subtyped as ST7 by Sanger. Using NGS, ST14 was found in a fox and a European polecat, ST7 in a fox, and two additional foxes presented mixed infections of ST1/ST2/ST4 and ST1/ST2/ST7, respectively. Wild carnivore species could act as carriers of zoonotic Blastocystis subtypes.