Species Cryptosporidium hominis Morgan-Ryan, Fall, Ward, Hijawa, Sulaiman, Fayer, Thompson, Olson, Lal & Xiao, 2002

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• Cryptosporidium hominis Morgan-Ryan, U.M., Fall, A., Ward, L.A., Hijjawi, N., Sulaiman, I., Fayer, R., Thompson, R.C.A., Olson, M., Lal, A. & Xiao, L. 2002. Cryptosporidium hominis n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) from Homo sapiens. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 49: 433-440.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), 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): Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 [HOMINIDAE] Human (faeces (+ PCR)); Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Sheep (faeces (+ PCR)); Unidentified bird species (faeces (PCR))).

Associated Fauna References

Caccio, S.M., Thompson, R.C.A., McLauchlin, J. & Smith, H.V. 2005. Unravelling Cryptosporidium and Giardia epidemiology. Trends in Parasitology 21: 430-437 (Homo sapiens)

Chalmers, R.M., Ferguson, C., Caccio, S., Gasser, R.B., El-Osta, Y.G.A., Heijnen, L., Xiao, L., Elwin, K., Hadfield, S., Sinclair, M. & Stevens, M. 2005. Direct comparison of selected methods for genetic categorisation of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis species. International Journal for Parasitology 35: 397-410 (Homo sapiens)

Hijjawi, N., Estcourt, A., Yang, R., Monis, P. & Ryan, U. 2010. Complete development and multiplication of Cryptosporidium hominis in cell-free culture. Veterinary Microbiology 169: 29-36 (Homo sapiens)

Hunter, P.R. & Thompson, R.C.A. 2005. The zoonotic transmission of Giardia and Cryptosporidium. International Journal for Parasitology 35: 1181-1190 (Homo sapiens)

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 (Homo sapiens)

Jex, A.R., Smith, H.V., Monis, P.T., Campbell, B.E. & Gasser, R.B. 2008. Cryptosporidium – biotechnological advances in the detection, diagnosis and analysis of genetic variation. Biotechnology Advances 26: 304-317 (Homo sapiens)

Jex, A.R., Whipp, M., Campbell, B.E., Caccio, S.M., Stevens, M., Hogg, G. & Gasser, R.B. 2007. A practical and cost-effective mutation scanning-based approach for investigating genetic variation in Cryptosporidium. Electrophoresis 28: 3875-3883 (Homo sapiens)

Jex, A.R. & Gasser, R.B. 2009. Genetic richness and diversity in Cryptosporidium hominis and C. parvum reveals major knowledge gaps and a need for the application of “next generation” technologies – research review. (doi:10.1016/j.biotechadv.2009.08.003). Biotechnology Advances (Homo sapiens)

Morgan-Ryan, U.M., Fall, A., Ward, L.A., Hijjawi, N., Sulaiman, I., Fayer, R., Thompson, R.C.A., Olson, M., Lal, A. & Xiao, L. 2002. Cryptosporidium hominis n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) from Homo sapiens. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 49: 433-440 (Homo sapiens)

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 (Homo sapiens)

Ng, J., MacKenzie, B. & Ryan, U. 2010. Longitudinal multi-locus molecular characterisation of sporadic Australian human clinical cases of cryptosporidiosis from 2005-2008. Experimental Parasitology 125: 348-356 (Homo sapiens)

Ng, J.S.Y, Pingault, N., Gibbs, R., Koehler, A. & Ryan, U. 2010. Molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium outbreaks in Western and South Australia. Experimental Parasitology 125: 325-328 (Homo sapiens)

O'Brien, E., McInnes, L. & Ryan, U. 2008. Cryptosporidium GP60 genotypes from humans and domesticated animals in Australia, North America and Europe. Experimental Parasitology 118: 118-121 (Homo sapiens)

Pangasa, A., Jex, A.R., Campbell, B.E., Bott, N.J., Whipp, M., Hogg, G., Stevens, M.A. & Gasser, R.B. 2009. High resolution melting-curve (HRM) analysis for the diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis in humans. Molecular and Cellular Probes 23: 10-15 (Homo sapiens)

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)

Schindler, A.R., Abs El-Osta, Y.G., Stevens, M., Sinclair, M.I. & Gasser, R.B. 2005. Capillary electrophoretic analysis of fragment length polymorphism in ribosomal markers of Cryptosporidium from humans. Molecular and Cellular Probes 19: 394-399 (Homo sapiens)

Thompson, R.C.A., Olson, M.E., Zhu, G., Enomoto, S., Abrahamsen, M.S. & Hijjawi, N.S. 2005. Cryptosporidium and cryptosporidiosis. Advances in Parasitology 59: 77-158 (Homo sapiens)

General References

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 (Unidentified bird species as hosts)

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