Species Cryptosporidium andersoni Lindsay, Upton, Owens, Morgan, Mead & Blagburn, 2000

Museums

Regional Maps

• Cryptosporidium andersoni Lindsay, D.S., Upton, S.J., Owens, D.S., Morgan, U.M., Mead, J.R., Blagburn, B.L. 2000. Cryptosporidium andersoni n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporiidae) from Cattle, Bos taurus. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 47(1): 91–95 [Date published January].

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758 [MURIDAE] House Mouse (syn. M. domesticus; faeces (+ PCR)); Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Ox (faeces (+ PCR)); Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Sheep (faeces (+ PCR))).

Associated Fauna References

Hijjawi, N.S., Meloni, B.P., Ryan, U.M., Olson, M.E. & Thompson, R.C.A. 2002. Successful in vitro cultivation of Cryptosporidium andersoni: evidence for the existence of novel extracellular stages in the life cycle and implications for classification of Cryptosporidium. International Journal for Parasitology 32: 1719-1726 (Bos taurus)

Moro, D., Lawson, M.A., Hobbs, R.P. & Thompson, R.C.A. 2003. Pathogens of house mice on arid Boullanger Island and subantarctic Macquarie Island, Australia. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 39: 762-771 (Mus musculus)

Ryan, U.M., Bath, C., Robertson, I., Read, C., Elliot, A., Mcinnes, L., Traub, R. & Besier, B. 2005. Sheep may not be an important zoonotic reservoir for Cryptosporidium and Giardia parasites. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71: 4992-4997 (Ovis aries)

Xiao, L., Sulaiman, I.M., Ryan, U.M., Zhou, L., Atwill, E.R., Tischler, M.L., Zhang, X., Fayer, R. & Lal, A.A. 2002. Host adaptation and host-parasite co-evolution in Cryptosporidium: implications for taxonomy and public health. International Journal for Parasitology 32: 1773-1785 (Bos taurus)

Yang, R., Jacobson, C., Gardner,G., Carmichael, I., Campbell, A.J.D., Ng-Hublin, J. & Ryan, U. 2014. Longitudinal prevalence, oocyst shedding and molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium species in sheep across four states in Australia. Veterinary Parasitology 200(1-2) [Date published 24 February 2014] (Ovis aries)

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