First Data on the Occurrence and Genotyping of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in Wrestling Camels in Türkiye.

IF 1.5 3区农林科学 Q4 PARASITOLOGY

Acta Parasitologica Pub Date : 2025-06-02 DOI:10.1007/s11686-025-01061-8

Neslihan Sursal Simsek, Irmak Cakmak, Emrah Simsek

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Abstract

Purpose: Enterocytozoon bieneusi is the most prevalent microsporidian parasite and has wide host diversity, including animals and humans. However, there are a limited number of studies on the presence, molecular epidemiology, and genotyping of E. bieneusi in camels worldwide. Currently, no data are available on the occurrence, distribution, and genotypes of E. bieneusi in wrestling camels in Türkiye. This study aimed to address the knowledge gap regarding E. bieneusi in wrestling camels in Türkiye.

Methods: In this study, a total of 110 fecal samples from camels in various provinces of Türkiye were investigated to reveal the presence of E. bieneusi, and the subsequent zoonotic potential of isolates was assessed at the genotype level by PCR-sequence analysis of the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) gene region.

Results: Three fecal specimens were detected as E. bieneusi positive, and the overall prevalence was 2.72%. Further sequence analyses revealed a novel genotype hereby named camelEb from wrestling camels in the Aydin (n = 1) and Mugla (n = 2) provinces of Türkiye. In the phylogenetic analyses, the camelEb genotype clustered into group 6 with other genotypes reported from camels.

Conclusion: This is the first report on the presence of E. bieneusi in wrestling camels, suggesting that camels could also serve as a potential reservoir or carrier for E. bieneusi in Türkiye.

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台湾摔跤骆驼中二氏肠细胞虫发生及基因分型的首次资料。

目的：bieneusenterocytozoon bieneusi是最常见的微孢子虫，具有广泛的宿主多样性，包括动物和人类。然而，在世界范围内，关于骆驼的存在、分子流行病学和基因分型的研究数量有限。目前，没有关于基耶省摔跤骆驼中比氏埃希菌的发生、分布和基因型的数据。本研究旨在解决基耶省摔跤骆驼中比氏埃希菌的知识差距。方法：本研究对来自基耶省不同省份的110份骆驼粪便样本进行了调查，以确定其存在，并通过核糖体内转录间隔区（ITS）基因区pcr -序列分析，在基因型水平上评估分离物的人畜共患潜力。结果：3份粪便标本检出阳性，总阳性率为2.72%。进一步的序列分析发现，从缅甸艾丁省（n = 1）和穆拉省（n = 2）的摔跤骆驼中发现了一个新的基因型，并命名为camelEb。在系统发育分析中，camelEb基因型与其他来自骆驼的基因型聚集在第6群。结论：本文首次报道了摔跤骆驼中存在比氏埃希菌，提示骆驼也可能是斯里兰卡比氏埃希菌的潜在宿主或携带者。

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Acta Parasitologica 医学-寄生虫学

CiteScore

3.10

自引率

6.70%

发文量

149

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Acta Parasitologica is an international journal covering the latest advances in the subject. Acta Parasitologica publishes original papers on all aspects of parasitology and host-parasite relationships, including the latest discoveries in biochemical and molecular biology of parasites, their physiology, morphology, taxonomy and ecology, as well as original research papers on immunology, pathology, and epidemiology of parasitic diseases in the context of medical, veterinary and biological sciences. The journal also publishes short research notes, invited review articles, book reviews. The journal was founded in 1953 as "Acta Parasitologica Polonica" by the Polish Parasitological Society and since 1954 has been published by W. Stefanski Institute of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. Since 1992 in has appeared as Acta Parasitologica in four issues per year.