Abstract
Of 471 specimens examined from foxes, raccoons, muskrats, otters, and beavers living in wetlands adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay, 36 were positive for five types of Cryptosporidium, including the C. canis dog and fox genotypes, Cryptosporidium muskrat genotypes I and II, and Cryptosporidium skunk genotype. Thus, fur-bearing mammals in watersheds excreted host-adapted Cryptosporidium oocysts that are not known to be of significant public health importance.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Animals, Wild / microbiology*
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Carnivora / microbiology*
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Cryptosporidiosis / microbiology
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Cryptosporidiosis / veterinary*
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Cryptosporidium / classification*
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Cryptosporidium / genetics
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Cryptosporidium / growth & development
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Cryptosporidium / isolation & purification
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Dogs
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Feces / microbiology
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Genotype
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Humans
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phylogeny
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
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Public Health
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
Associated data
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GENBANK/AY545546
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GENBANK/AY545547
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GENBANK/AY545548