Table 1.
The occurrence of Cryptosporidium avian genotype II in birds from the orders Galliformes, Psittaciformes and Struthioniformes demonstrated on the basis of molecular tools amplifying partial sequences of Cryptosporidium small subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU), actin and 70 kDa heat-shock protein (HSP70) genes
| Host | Country | Locus (GenBank ID) | No. positive/no. screened | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken (Gallus gallus)a | China | SSU (JX548291-92) | 6/385 | [57] |
| Ostrich (Struthio camelus)c | Vietnam | SSU (AB696811) | 110/464 | [36] |
| Brazil |
SSU (DQ002931) Actin (DQ002930) HSP70 (DQ002929) |
1/1 1/1 1/1 |
[59] | |
| Brazil |
SSU (DQ650341)d Actin (DQ650348)d |
6/41 6/41 |
[19] | |
| Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)b | Australia |
SSU (DQ002931)d Actin (DQ002930)d |
3/ns 2/ns |
[7] |
| Eclectus (Eclectus roratus)b | Australia |
SSU (DQ650340) Actin (DQ650347) |
2/ns 1/ns |
[7] |
| Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla) | Australia |
SSU (DQ650341) Actin (DQ650348) |
1/ns 1/ns |
[7] |
| Major Mitchell cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri)b | Australia |
SSU (DQ002931)d Actin (DQ002930)d |
3/ns 1/ns |
[7] |
| Alexandrine (Psittacula eupatria)b | Australia | SSU (DQ002931)d | 1/ns | [7] |
| Princess parrot (Polytelis alexandrae)b | Australia | SSU (DQ002931)d | 1/ns | [7] |
| Sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis)b | Australia | SSU (DQ002931)d | 1/ns | [7] |
| White-eyed parakeet (Aratinga leucophthalma)b | Brazil | SSU (DQ650341)d | 1/ns | [56] |
aGalliformes
bPsittaciformes
cStruthioniformes
dThe sequence obtained in the present study has not been stored in the GenBank database and was identical to sequence published previously
Abbreviation: ns, not specified