Identification of zoonotic Giardia genotypes in fish

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Yang, R., Reid, A., Lymbery, A.J. and Ryan, U. (2010) Identification of zoonotic Giardia genotypes in fish. International Journal for Parasitology, 40 (7). pp. 779-785.

Link to Published Version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.12.001
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Abstract

Apart from a single record in a shark, there have been no published studies conducted on Giardia genotypes in fish. The present study investigated the prevalence of Giardia in cultured fingerlings (n=227), wild freshwater (n=227) and wild marine/estuarine species (n=255) of fish in Western Australia by PCR amplification at the 18S rRNA, glutamate dehydrogenase (gdh), triose phosphate isomerase (tpi) and beta-giardin (bg) loci. Results revealed a low prevalence of Giardia, 3.8% (27/709), in fish hosts. The zoonotic Giardia species, Giardia duodenalis assemblages A, B as well as G. duodenalis assemblage E and Giardia microti were detected. The identification of zoonotic species of Giardia highlights the public health importance of investigating parasites within fish host species.

Publication Type:	Journal Article
Murdoch Affiliation:	Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Publisher:	Elsevier BV
Copyright:	© 2009 Australian Society for Parasitology Inc.
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/2216

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