Open AccessHost Range of Cyclospora Species: Zoonotic Implication
Author(s) -
Piotr Solarczyk
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta protozoologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.528
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1689-0027
pISSN - 0065-1583
DOI - 10.4467/16890027ap.21.002.14062
Subject(s) - cyclospora , biology , cryptosporidium , zoonotic disease , zoonosis , protozoa , cyclospora cayetanensis , parasite hosting , molecular epidemiology , zoology , genotype , virology , ecology , genetics , gene , feces , disease , medicine , pathology , world wide web , computer science
Cyclospora is an intracellular, gastrointestinal parasite found in birds and mammals worldwide. Limited accessibility of the protozoan for experimental use, scarcity, genome heterogeneity of the isolates and narrow panel of molecular markers hamper zoonotic investigations. One of the significant limitation in zoonotic studies is the lack of precise molecular tools that would be useful in linking animal vectors as a source of human infection. Strong and convincing evidence of zoonotic features will be achieved through proper typing of Cyclospora spp. taxonomic units (e.g. species or genotypes) in animal reservoirs. The most promising method that can be employ for zoonotic surveys is next-generation sequencing.