Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
First report of Cryptosporidium parvum 'ferret' genotype in American mink (Mustela vison Shreber 1777).
- Journal:
- Parasitology research
- Year:
- 2007
- Authors:
- Gómez-Couso, H et al.
- Affiliation:
- Laboratorio de Parasitologí · Spain
- Species:
- rodent
Abstract
A total of 51 faecal samples from wild and farmed mink were analysed by a direct immunofluorescence antibody test. Cryptosporidium oocysts were identified in eight, apparently healthy, farmed American mink (Mustela vison). The isolates were identified as Cryptosporidium parvum 'ferret' genotype by PCR-RFLP and sequencing analysis of a 341-base-pair fragment of the Cryptosporidium oocyst wall protein (COWP) gene. This is the first report of Cryptosporidium in American mink.
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