TY - JOUR
T1 - Molecular and histopathological characterization of cryptosporidium and eimeria species in bats in Japan
AU - Murakoshi, Fumi
AU - Koyama, Kenji
AU - Akasaka, Takumi
AU - Horiuchi, Noriyuki
AU - Kato, Kentaro
N1 - Funding Information:
Technology (MEXT) of Japan, the Program to Disseminate Tenure Tracking System from the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), the Akiyama Life Science Foundation, and the Kurozumi Medical Foundation.
Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. This study was supported by a JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists, grants-in-aid for Scientific Research (B) and (C), Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (3407) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, Sports, and
Funding Information:
This study was supported by a JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists, grants-in-aid for Scientific Research (B) and (C), Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (3407) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, Sports, and Technology (MEXT) of Japan, the Program to Disseminate Tenure Tracking System from the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), the Akiyama Life Science Foundation, and the Kurozumi Medical Foundation.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science.
PY - 2018/9
Y1 - 2018/9
N2 - Bats are potential reservoirs of Cryptosporidium and Eimeria. The genus Cryptosporidium infects various vertebrates and causes a diarrheal disease known as cryptosporidiosis. Many epidemiological studies in wild animals have been performed; however, most of them relied on only PCR-based detection because of the difficulty of performing pathological analyses. Accordingly, the natural host and pathogenicity of Cryptosporidium bat genotypes remain unclear. In this study, we captured Eptesicus nilssonii (Northern bats) in Hokkaido, Japan. Of the three intestinal samples obtained, two were positive for Cryptosporidium spp. and one was positive for Eimeria spp. The corresponding microorganisms were also confirmed histopathologically. We detected the novel Cryptosporidium bat genotype and Eimeria rioarribaensis in bat intestine.
AB - Bats are potential reservoirs of Cryptosporidium and Eimeria. The genus Cryptosporidium infects various vertebrates and causes a diarrheal disease known as cryptosporidiosis. Many epidemiological studies in wild animals have been performed; however, most of them relied on only PCR-based detection because of the difficulty of performing pathological analyses. Accordingly, the natural host and pathogenicity of Cryptosporidium bat genotypes remain unclear. In this study, we captured Eptesicus nilssonii (Northern bats) in Hokkaido, Japan. Of the three intestinal samples obtained, two were positive for Cryptosporidium spp. and one was positive for Eimeria spp. The corresponding microorganisms were also confirmed histopathologically. We detected the novel Cryptosporidium bat genotype and Eimeria rioarribaensis in bat intestine.
KW - Bat
KW - Cryptosporidium
KW - Cryptosporidium bat genotype
KW - Eimeria
KW - Eimeria rioarribaensis
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U2 - 10.1292/jvms.18-0130
DO - 10.1292/jvms.18-0130
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 30012934
AN - SCOPUS:85053326347
SN - 0916-7250
VL - 80
SP - 1395
EP - 1399
JO - Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
JF - Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
IS - 9
ER -