Molecular identification and subtype analysis of Blastocystis in captive Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) in China's Heilongjiang and Fujian provinces.

ABSTRACT: Blastocystis sp. is the most isolated enteric protozoan in parasitological surveys of humans. A substantial percentage of human infections is attributed to zoonotic transmissions. However, the contribution of each animal source to human infections with blastocystis is not yet fully understood. This study thus aimed to determine the infection rates and subtype distributions of Blastocystis sp. in captive Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) in China's Heilongjiang and Fujian provinces. A total of 218 fresh fecal specimens were collected from captive Asiatic black bears in Heilongjiang (n = 36) and Fujian (n = 182) between May 2015 and December 2017. Genomic DNA was extracted from each sample and then examined for Blastocystis through SSU rRNA gene amplicon-base

SUBMITTER: Zhou YL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9464815 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature