Validation of a one-tube nested real-time PCR assay for the detection of Cryptosporidium spp. in avian fecal samples.
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet
; 31(1): e000522, 2022.
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The aim of this study was to validate a one-tube nested real-time PCR assay followed by genetic sequencing to detect and identify Cryptosporidium species and genotypes in birds. A total of 443 genomic DNA extracted from avian fecal samples were analyzed by one-tube nested real-time PCR and conventional nested PCR. By one-tube nested real-time PCR, 90/443 (20.3%) samples were positive for Cryptosporidium spp. In contrast, 36/443 (8.1%) samples were positive for Cryptosporidium spp. by conventional nested PCR. The analytical sensitivity test showed that one-tube nested real-time PCR detects approximately 0.5 oocyst (2 sporozoites) per reaction. An evaluation of analytical specificity did not reveal amplification of microorganisms that commonly present nonspecific amplification with primers used for the diagnosis of Cryptosporidium spp. The repeatability analysis showed the same result in 27 out of 30 samples (90%). As for the reproducibility of one-tube nested real-time PCR, 24 of the 30 samples examined (80%) showed the same result. All the 90 samples amplified by one-tube real-time nested PCR were successfully sequenced, leading to the identification of C. baileyi, C. galli, C. meleagridis, C. proventriculi, and Cryptosporidium avian genotype I. Genetic sequencing of conventional nested PCR amplicons was successful in 10/36 (27.8%) of positive samples.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Criptosporidiosis
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Cryptosporidium
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
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En
Revista:
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
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PARASITOLOGIA
Año:
2022
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Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Pais de publicación:
Brasil