Detection of eight Cryptosporidium genotypes in surface and waste waters in Europe.

Abstract:

:Cryptosporidia are important protozoan parasites of vertebrates, and a number of species and genotypes, with different host ranges, have been described. In this study a protocol was established for the detection and the genetic characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. isolated from various types of surface waters (rivers, creeks, lakes, sewage plant in- and outlets and swimming pools) from the area between Zurich (Switzerland) and Munich (Germany). Cryptosporidium oocysts were isolated by continuous-flow-centrifugation and immunomagnetic separation (IMS). A novel nested PCR combined with direct sequencing of the amplicon which spans a variable region of the 18S rRNA allowed characterization of species and genotypes. Cryptosporidium spp. were detected in 23 of the 68 water samples investigated. Almost half of these isolates represent species and genotypes known to be pathogenic to man, namely C. parvum 'bovine genotype' (from 6 samples) and C. parvum 'human genotype' (4). Furthermore, we identified C. muris 'genotype A' (3), C. muris 'genotype B' (6), C. baileyi (1) as well as 3 novel Cryptosporidium genotypes. Our results confirm the ubiquitous presence of Cryptosporidium oocysts in surface waters. The detection of a variety of species and genotypes stresses the importance that molecular characterization is indispensable before drawing conclusions of medical or epidemiological significance.

journal_name

Parasitology

journal_title

Parasitology

authors

Ward PI,Deplazes P,Regli W,Rinder H,Mathis A

doi

10.1017/s0031182001001317

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-04-01 00:00:00

pages

359-68

issue

Pt 4

eissn

0031-1820

issn

1469-8161

journal_volume

124

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