Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of <i>Blastocystis</i> in Sheep and Pigs in Shanxi Province, North China: From a Public Health Perspective
<i>Blastocystis</i> is a common zoonotic intestinal protozoan and causes a series of gastrointestinal symptoms in humans and animals via the fecal–oral route, causing economic losses and posing public health problems. At present, the prevalence and genetic structure of <i>Blastocys...
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| author | Chang-Ning Wei Rui-Lin Qin Zhen-Huan Zhang Wen-Bin Zheng Qing Liu Wen-Wei Gao Xing-Quan Zhu Shi-Chen Xie |
| author_facet | Chang-Ning Wei Rui-Lin Qin Zhen-Huan Zhang Wen-Bin Zheng Qing Liu Wen-Wei Gao Xing-Quan Zhu Shi-Chen Xie |
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| description | <i>Blastocystis</i> is a common zoonotic intestinal protozoan and causes a series of gastrointestinal symptoms in humans and animals via the fecal–oral route, causing economic losses and posing public health problems. At present, the prevalence and genetic structure of <i>Blastocystis</i> in sheep and pigs in Shanxi province remains unknown. Thus, the present study collected 492 sheep fecal samples and 362 pig fecal samples from three representative counties in northern, central and southern Shanxi province for the detection of <i>Blastocystis</i> based on its SSU rRNA gene. The results showed that the overall prevalence of <i>Blastocystis</i> in the examined sheep and pigs were 16.26% and 14.09%, respectively. Sequences analyses showed that four known subtypes (ST5, ST10, ST14 and ST30) in sheep and two subtypes (ST1 and ST5) in pigs were detected in this study, with ST5 being the predominate subtype among the study areas. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the same subtypes were clustered into the same branch. This study reveals that sheep and pigs in Shanxi province are hosts for multiple <i>Blastocystis</i> subtypes, including the zoonotic subtypes (ST1 and ST5), posing a risk to public health. Baseline epidemiological data are provided that help in improving our understanding of the role of zoonotic subtypes in <i>Blastocystis</i> transmission. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ca6233345f54eeea832e0634a531fc12023-11-19T09:14:22ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152023-09-011318284310.3390/ani13182843Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of <i>Blastocystis</i> in Sheep and Pigs in Shanxi Province, North China: From a Public Health PerspectiveChang-Ning Wei0Rui-Lin Qin1Zhen-Huan Zhang2Wen-Bin Zheng3Qing Liu4Wen-Wei Gao5Xing-Quan Zhu6Shi-Chen Xie7Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030801, ChinaLaboratory of Parasitic Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030801, ChinaLaboratory of Parasitic Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030801, ChinaLaboratory of Parasitic Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030801, ChinaLaboratory of Parasitic Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030801, ChinaLaboratory of Parasitic Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030801, ChinaLaboratory of Parasitic Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030801, ChinaLaboratory of Parasitic Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030801, China<i>Blastocystis</i> is a common zoonotic intestinal protozoan and causes a series of gastrointestinal symptoms in humans and animals via the fecal–oral route, causing economic losses and posing public health problems. At present, the prevalence and genetic structure of <i>Blastocystis</i> in sheep and pigs in Shanxi province remains unknown. Thus, the present study collected 492 sheep fecal samples and 362 pig fecal samples from three representative counties in northern, central and southern Shanxi province for the detection of <i>Blastocystis</i> based on its SSU rRNA gene. The results showed that the overall prevalence of <i>Blastocystis</i> in the examined sheep and pigs were 16.26% and 14.09%, respectively. Sequences analyses showed that four known subtypes (ST5, ST10, ST14 and ST30) in sheep and two subtypes (ST1 and ST5) in pigs were detected in this study, with ST5 being the predominate subtype among the study areas. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the same subtypes were clustered into the same branch. This study reveals that sheep and pigs in Shanxi province are hosts for multiple <i>Blastocystis</i> subtypes, including the zoonotic subtypes (ST1 and ST5), posing a risk to public health. Baseline epidemiological data are provided that help in improving our understanding of the role of zoonotic subtypes in <i>Blastocystis</i> transmission.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/18/2843<i>Blastocystis</i>subtypeprevalencesheeppigShanxi province |
| spellingShingle | Chang-Ning Wei Rui-Lin Qin Zhen-Huan Zhang Wen-Bin Zheng Qing Liu Wen-Wei Gao Xing-Quan Zhu Shi-Chen Xie Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of <i>Blastocystis</i> in Sheep and Pigs in Shanxi Province, North China: From a Public Health Perspective Animals <i>Blastocystis</i> subtype prevalence sheep pig Shanxi province |
| title | Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of <i>Blastocystis</i> in Sheep and Pigs in Shanxi Province, North China: From a Public Health Perspective |
| title_full | Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of <i>Blastocystis</i> in Sheep and Pigs in Shanxi Province, North China: From a Public Health Perspective |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of <i>Blastocystis</i> in Sheep and Pigs in Shanxi Province, North China: From a Public Health Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of <i>Blastocystis</i> in Sheep and Pigs in Shanxi Province, North China: From a Public Health Perspective |
| title_short | Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of <i>Blastocystis</i> in Sheep and Pigs in Shanxi Province, North China: From a Public Health Perspective |
| title_sort | prevalence and genetic characterization of i blastocystis i in sheep and pigs in shanxi province north china from a public health perspective |
| topic | <i>Blastocystis</i> subtype prevalence sheep pig Shanxi province |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/18/2843 |
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