In total 399 samples from three species of squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris, Sciurus carolinensis and Callosciurus finlaysonii) were collected from 2010 to 2013. All samples were examined for the presence of Cryptosporidium using by molecular methods, which demonstrated by presence of Cryptosporidium specific DNA in 18 samples (4.5%). Out of them 12 samples were positive onCryptosporidium ferret genotype, 3 on Cryptosporidium skunk genotype, 1 on Cryptosporidium chipmunk genotype I and 2 samples onCryptosporidium ubiquitum. Statistical analyses did not reveal any influence of gender on the occurrence of Cryptosporidium. Juvenile individuals of squirrels from the family Sciuridae are more often infected by Cryptosporidium than the adult animals.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:174647 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | BARVÍŘ, Pavel |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Czech |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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