Novel genotypes of Cryptosporidium and Enterocytozoon bieneusi detected in plateau zokors (Myospalax baileyi) from the Tibetan Plateau.

ABSTRACT: The plateau zokor (Myospalax baileyi) is a small subterranean rodent endemic to China that lives alone in sealed underground burrows at altitudes ranging from 2000 to 4200 m above sea level on the Tibetan Plateau. Due to the unique environmental factors in the Tibetan Plateau, intestinal parasites in the local population may be more likely to develop host-adapted genotypes. We therefore conducted an epidemiological survey of common intestinal parasites in plateau zokors on the Tibetan plateau to estimate their actual gastrointestinal parasite status. Two areas with high populations of plateau zokor in Xunhua County, Qinghai Province were selected as sampling sites, and a total of 98 zokors were trapped. Four parasites, Cryptosporidium spp., Enterocytozoon bieneusi,

SUBMITTER: Hu B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9661441 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature