Occurrence of Blastocystis sp. and Pentatrichomonas hominis in sheep and goats in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Global data regarding the molecular epidemiology of Blastocystis sp. and Pentatrichomonas hominis in sheep and goats are sparse. China has one of the largest sheep and goat populations in the world. In this study we investigated the occurrence of Blastocystis sp. and P. hominis in domestic sheep and goats in China, and analyzed the genetic characterization of these two parasite species.

Methods

In total, we collected fresh fecal samples from 832 sheep and 781 goats located on seven and ten farms, respectively, in the central eastern region of China. The corresponding sequences obtained in this study were subject to molecular analysis for subtype and allele identification of Blastocystis sp., and species and genotype confirmation of P. hominis.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Li WC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5816562 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature