Table 2 Cryptosporidium species and genotypes from this study, detected by amplification of small subunit ribosomal rRNA (SSU), actin, 70 kDa heat-shock protein (HSP70) and 60 kDa glycoprotein (gp60) gene fragments in juvenile common ostriches (Struthio camelus) on commercial farms in the Czech Republic
Farm No. | No. of positive/no. of screened | ID of positive animal | Microscopical positivity (opg) | Genotyping at the gene loci | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SSU | Actin | HSP70 | gp60 | ||||
1 | 5/40 | 43201 | No | C. ubiquitum | C. ubiquitum | – | XIIa |
43205 | No | C. ubiquitum | C. ubiquitum | – | XIIa | ||
43210 | No | C. ubiquitum | C. ubiquitum | – | XIIa | ||
43223 | No | C. ubiquitum | C. ubiquitum | – | XIIa | ||
43228 | No | C. ubiquitum | C. ubiquitum | – | XIIa | ||
2 | 0/64 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
3 | 3/50 | 44782 | Yes (8000) | C. ornitophilus n. sp. | C. ornitophilus n. sp. | C. ornitophilus n. sp. | – |
44790 | No | C. ornitophilus n. sp. | C. ornitophilus n. sp. | C. ornitophilus n. sp. | – | ||
44796 | Yes (12,000) | C. ornitophilus n. sp. | C. ornitophilus n. sp. | C. ornitophilus n. sp. | – | ||
4 | 4/50 | 43545 | Yes (12,000) | C. ornitophilus n. sp. | C. ornitophilus n. sp. | C. ornitophilus n. sp. | – |
43551 | No | C. ornitophilus n. sp. | C. ornitophilus n. sp. | C. ornitophilus n. sp. | – | ||
43587 | Yes (6000) | C. ornitophilus n. sp. | C. ornitophilus n. sp. | C. ornitophilus n. sp. | – | ||
43588 | Yes (18,000)a | C. ornitophilus n. sp. | C. ornitophilus n. sp. | C. ornitophilus n. sp. | – | ||