Species Cryptosporidium bovis Barker & Carbonell, 1974

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• Cryptosporidium bovis Barker I.K. & Carbonell P.L. 1974. Cryptosporidium agni sp. n. from lambs, and Cryptosporidium bovis sp. n. from a calf, with observations on the oocyst. Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde 44: 289-298.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Ox (small intestines, faeces (PCR)); Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Sheep (faeces (+ PCR))).

Associated Fauna References

Barker I.K. & Carbonell P.L. 1974. Cryptosporidium agni sp. n. from lambs, and Cryptosporidium bovis sp. n. from a calf, with observations on the oocyst. Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde 44: 289-298 (Bos taurus)

Callow, L.L. 1984. Animal Health in Australia. Volume 5. Protozoal and Rickettsial Diseases. Canberra : Aust. Govt. Publ. Service. (Bos taurus)

Jex, A.R., Ryan, U.M., Ng, J., Campbell, B.E., Xiao, L., Stevens, M. & Gasser, R.B. 2007. Specific and genotypic identification of Cryptosporidium from a broad range of host species by nonisotopic SSCP analysis of nuclear ribosomal DNA. Electrophoresis 28: 2818-2825 (Bos taurus)

McCarthy, S., Ng, J., Gordon, C., Miller, R., Wyber, A. & Ryan, U.M. 2008. Prevalence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia species in animals in irrigation catchments in the southwest of Australia. Experimental Parasitology 118: 596-599 (Bos taurus)

Ng, J., Eastwood, K., Durrheim, D., Massey, P., Walker, B., Armson, A. & Ryan, U. 2008. Evidence supporting zoonotic transmission of Cryptosporidium in rural New South Wales. Experimental Parasitology 119: 192-195 (Bos taurus)

Yang, R., Jacobson, C., Gordon, C. & Ryan, U. 2009. Prevalence and molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium and Giardia species in pre-weaned sheep in Australia. Veterinary Microbiology 161: 19-24 (Ovis aries)

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