Abstract:
:Thus far, Entamoeba species have been classified based on morphology such as the number of nuclei in mature cysts and their hosts. Using recently developed molecular tools, ruminant Entamoeba spp. are currently classified into four species/genotypes: E. bovis and Entamoeba ribosomal lineages (RL) 1, 2, and 4. However, the distribution or pathogenicity of ruminant Entamoeba has not been well documented. In the present study, we examined a total of 25 fecal and seven environmental samples collected from six farms in Japan from 2016 to 2017 by the floatation method and PCR and sequencing analyses. Consequently, we detected Entamoeba cysts in 18 of 25 cattle samples and four of the seven environmental samples, including soil and drinking water, by microscopic examinations. In sequential examinations, Entamoeba-positive cattle were found to shed cysts without any clinical symptoms for more than 8 months. By PCR for molecular identification, isolates in ten cattle and one soil sample were successfully sequenced and formed a cluster of E. bovis, which was separated from those of other Entamoeba species/genotypes such as RL1-4 in phylogenetic analysis. To our knowledge, this is the first report about E. bovis in Japan, and our results may implicate that E. bovis is not pathogenic.
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Parasitol Resjournal_title
Parasitology researchauthors
Matsubayashi M,Matsuura Y,Nukata S,Daizi Y,Shibahara T,Teramoto I,Matsuo T,Uni S,Hatta T,Kaneko A,Tsuji N,Sasai Kdoi
10.1007/s00436-017-5689-2subject
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2018-01-01 00:00:00pages
339-342issue
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0932-0113issn
1432-1955pii
10.1007/s00436-017-5689-2journal_volume
117pub_type
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