Species Cryptosporidium meleagridis Slavin, 1955

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Regional Maps

• Cryptosporidium meleagridis Slavin, D. 1955. Cryptosporidium meleagridis (sp. nov.). Journal of Comparative Pathology 65: 262-266.

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): Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 [HOMINIDAE] Human (faeces (+ PCR)); Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) [PSITTACIDAE] Rose-ringed Parakeet, Indian Ring-necked Parrot (intestines (+ PCR))).

Associated Fauna References

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)

Morgan, U.M., Xiao, L., Limor, J., Gelis, S., Raidal, S.R., Fayer, R., Lal, A., Elliot, A. & Thompson, R.C.A. 2000. Cryptosporidium meleagridis in an Indian ring-necked parrot (Psittacula krameri). Australian Veterinary Journal 79: 182-183 (Psittacula krameri)

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)

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)

Xiao, L., Fayer, R., Ryan, U. & Upton, S.J. 2004. Cryptosporidium taxonomy: recent advances and implications for public health. Clinical Microbiology Reviews 17: 72-97 (Psittacula krameri)

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