Species Cryptosporidium suis Ryan, Monis, Enemark, Sulaiman, Samarasinghe, Read, Buddle, Robertson, Zhou, Thompson & Xiao, 2004

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• Cryptosporidium suis Ryan, U.M., Monis, P., Enemark, H.L., Sulaiman, I., Samarasinghe, B., Read, C., Buddle, R., Robertson, I., Zhou, L., Thompson, R.C.A. & Xiao, L. 2004. Cryptosporidium suis n.sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in pigs (Sus scrofa). Journal of Parasitology 90: 769-773.

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): Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 [SUIDAE] Pig (faeces (+ PCR)); Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Sheep (faeces (+ PCR))).

Associated Fauna References

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 (Sus scrofa)

Johnson, J., Buddle, R., Reid, S., Armson, A. & Ryan, U. 2008. Prevalence of Cryptosporidium genotypes in pre and post-weaned pigs in Australia. Experimental Parasitology 119: 418-421 (Sus scrofa)

Ryan, U., Read, C., Hawkins, P., Warnecke, M., Swanson, P., Griffith, M., Deere, D., Cunningham, M. & Cox, P. 2005. Genotypes of Cryptosporidium from Sydney water catchment areas. Journal of Applied Microbiology 98: 1221-1229 (Sus scrofa)

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)

Ryan, U.M., Monis, P., Enemark, H.L., Sulaiman, I., Samarasinghe, B., Read, C., Buddle, R., Robertson, I., Zhou, L., Thompson, R.C.A. & Xiao, L. 2004. Cryptosporidium suis n.sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in pigs (Sus scrofa). Journal of Parasitology 90: 769-773 (Sus scrofa)

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