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First description of Giardia duodenalis in buffalo calves (Bubalus bubalis) in southwest region of Sao Paulo State, Brazil.

ABSTRACT: We performed molecular characterization of Giardia duodenalis in buffalo calves from the Southwest region of São Paulo State, Brazil. A total of 183 fecal samples of Murrah breed buffaloes up to six months of age were collected. We examined these samples by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting the small-subunit ribosomal RNA gene and positive samples were characterized using additional PCR assays targeting a portion of the beta-giardin, the glutamate dehydrogenase and the triose-phosphate isomerase genes. Based on the SSU rRNA nPCR, the presence of G. duodenalis was confirmed in 12 (6.56%) of fecal samples, of these, five, four and three samples were positive for the tpi, bg and gdh genes, respectively. Assemblage identification by sequencing was successful in 6 of 12 samples and sequence analysis showed 100% genetic similarity with G. duodenalis assemblage E. This observation represents the first detection of G. duodenalis assemblage E in buffaloes calves in Brazil.

SUBMITTER: de Aquino MCC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7034009 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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First description of Giardia duodenalis in buffalo calves (Bubalus bubalis) in southwest region of São Paulo State, Brazil.

de Aquino Monally Conceição Costa MCC Harvey Tatiani Vitor TV Inácio Sandra Valéria SV Nagata Walter Bertequini WB Ferrari Elis Domingos ED Oliveira Bruno César Miranda BCM Albuquerque George Rego GR Widmer Giovanni G Meireles Marcelo Vasconcelos MV Bresciani Katia Denise Saraiva KDS

Food and waterborne parasitology 20190531

We performed molecular characterization of Giardia duodenalis in buffalo calves from the Southwest region of São Paulo State, Brazil. A total of 183 fecal samples of Murrah breed buffaloes up to six months of age were collected. We examined these samples by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting the small-subunit ribosomal RNA gene and positive samples were characterized using additional PCR assays targeting a portion of the beta-giardin, the glutamate dehydrogenase and the triose- ...[more]

PMID: 32095632

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First description of Giardia duodenalis in buffalo calves (Bubalus bubalis) in southwest region of Sao Paulo State, Brazil.

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First description of <i>Giardia duodenalis</i> in buffalo calves (<i>Bubalus bubalis</i>) in southwest region of São Paulo State, Brazil.

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