Detection and genotyping of Cryptosporidium spp. in large Japanese field mice, Apodemus speciosus

Public health significance of zoonotic Cryptosporidium species in wildlife: Critical insights into better drinking water management

“…), Mice ( Mus sp. ), Greater bilblies ( Macroties lagotis ), Girrafes house mice ( Mus musculus ), Eastern grey squirrel ( Sciurus carolinensis ), Golden hamster ( Mesocricetus auratus ), Rock hyrax ( Procavia capensis ), Large footed mouse-eared bat ( Myotis adversus ), Japanese field mouse ( Apodemus argenteus ), Bilbies ( Macrotis lagotis ), Bank voles ( Clethrionomys glareolus ), Campbell hamster ( Phodopus campbelli ), Siberian hamster ( Phodopus sungorus ), Golden hamster ( Mesocricetus auratus ), Mountain goats ( Oreamnos americanus ), Cynomolgus monkeys ( Macaca fascicularis ), East African mole rat ( Tachyoryctes splendens ), Ringed seal ( Pusa hispida ), Donkey ( Giraffa camelopardalis ), Ringed seal ( Phoca hispida ), Large Japanese field mouse ( Apodemus speciosus ), Cynomolgus monkey ( Macaca fascicularis ), Slow loris ( Nycticebus coucang ), Ostriches ( Struthio camelus ), Mountain gorillas ( Gorilla beringei beringei ), Asian house rat ( Rattus tanezumi ), Brown rat ( Rattus norvegicus ), House mouse ( Mus musculus )Numerous reports in humansChalmers et al., 1997, Hurkova et al., 2003Dubey et al., 2002, Morgan et al., 1999a, Xiao et al., 2002a, Xiao et al., 2004b, Warren et al., 2003, Nakai et al., 2004, Hikosaka and Nakai, 2005, Santín et al., 2005, Azami et al., 2007, Brikan et al., 2008, Kváč et al., 2008, Lupo et al., 2008, Lv et al., 2009, Kodádková et al., 2010, Feng, 2010, Murakoshi et al., 2013, Yang et al., 2011, Yang et al, 2013; Ng-Hublin et al., 2013, Karim et al., 2014, Qi et al., 2014, Sak et al., 2014, Du et al., 2015, Laatamna et al., 2015, Petrincová et al, 2015, Zhao et al., 2015b C. andersoni Bacterian camel ( Camelus bactrianus ), European wisent ( Bison bonasus ), Marmots Campbell hamster ( Phodopus campbelli ), Golden hamster ( Mesocricetus auratus ), Golden takins ( Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi ), Giant panda ( Ailuropoda melanoleuca ), Macaca mulatta ( Rhesus macaque ), American mink ( Mustela vison )Minor–Matsubayashi et al., 2005, Wang et al., 2008, Lv et al., 2009, Stuart et al., 2013, Du et al., 2015, Wang et al., 2015, Zhao et al., 2015a C. felis Rhesus macaques ( Macaca mulatta ); Pallas's cat ( Felis Manul )Numerous reports in humans–Lucio-Forster et al., 2010, Ye et al., 2012, Bes...…”

“…In wildlife, C. ubiquitum has been reported sporadically in rodents, wild ruminants, carnivores, marsupials and primates (Table 2) (Perez and Le Blancq, 2001, da Silva et al., 2003, Ryan et al., 2003, Feng et al., 2007, Feng, 2010, Karanis et al., 2007, Ziegler et al., 2007, Wang et al., 2008, Fayer et al., 2010, Cinque et al., 2008, Robinson et al., 2011, Feng et al., 2011b, Abu Samraa et al., 2013, Mi et al., 2013, Murakoshi et al., 2013, Li et al., 2014, Ma et al., 2014, Perec-Matysiak et al., 2015, Qi et al., 2015a, Qi et al., 2015b, Stenger et al., 2015b, Vermeulen et al., 2015). …”

Zoonotic Cryptosporidium spp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in pet chinchillas ( Chinchilla lanigera ) in China

“…hominis and C. parvum are the most common zoonotic Cryptosporidium species, and have been found in humans worldwide [4]. Rodents are naturally infected with several Cryptosporidium species or genotypes [9,10]. C. ubiquitum has been commonly detected in rodents including squirrels, chipmunks, woodchucks, beavers, porcupines, deer mice, house mice, and gerbils [18].…”

“…Rodents are naturally infected with several Cryptosporidium species or genotypes, and have been implicated as potential reservoirs of Cryptosporidium [7][8][9][10]. The genetic identity of E. bieneusi has been thoroughly investigated in humans and several domestic animals, but few studies have addressed the importance of this infection in rodents.…”

Is Cryptosporidium from the common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) a new species and distinct from Cryptosporidium ubiquitum?

“…Of note were three sequences that were distinct from the main C. ubiquitum polytomy, namely that with accession no. AB697056 representing C. ubiquitum from the large Japanese field mouse (Apodemus speciosus) from Japan (Murakoshi et al, 2013); that with EF641019…”