Molecular and biological characterization of a Cryptosporidium molnari-like isolate from a guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

Una Ryan; Amanda O'Hara; Lihua Xiao

doi:10.1128/AEM.70.6.3761-3765.2004

Molecular and biological characterization of a Cryptosporidium molnari-like isolate from a guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2004 Jun;70(6):3761-5. doi: 10.1128/AEM.70.6.3761-3765.2004.

Authors

Una Ryan¹, Amanda O'Hara, Lihua Xiao

Affiliation

¹ Division of Health Sciences, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia. unaryan@central.murdoch.edu.au

Abstract

Histological, morphological, genetic, and phylogenetic analyses of a Cryptosporidium molnari-like isolate from a guppy (Poecilia reticulata) identified stages consistent with those of C. molnari and revealed that C. molnari is genetically very distinct from all other species of Cryptosporidium. This study represents the first genetic characterization of C. molnari.

MeSH terms

Actins / chemistry
Actins / genetics
Animals
Base Sequence
Cryptosporidiosis / parasitology
Cryptosporidiosis / veterinary*
Cryptosporidium / classification*
Cryptosporidium / genetics
Cryptosporidium / isolation & purification*
DNA, Ribosomal / analysis
Fish Diseases / parasitology*
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Poecilia / parasitology*
RNA, Ribosomal, 18S
Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

Actins
DNA, Ribosomal
RNA, Ribosomal, 18S

Associated data

GENBANK/AY524772
GENBANK/AY524773