Molecular Prevalence and Genotype Identification of in Cattle and Goats from Zhejiang Province, China

Overview

Journal Front Vet Sci

Specialty Veterinary Medicine

Date 2024 Dec 4

PMID 39628867

Authors

Xianming Xin

Lijie Sun

Wei Liu

Jiayin Zhang

Shiyang Ma

Xinyi Fu

Wei Zhao

Baolong Yan

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Abstract

Introduction: () is a widespread intracellular fungi that poses a significant zoonotic threat due to its infectivity toward both humans and animals.

Methods: To evaluate the zoonotic transmission potential of this fungi, a molecular investigation was undertaken on in cattle and goats reared across multiple cities in Zhejiang Province, China. A total of 651 fresh samples were collected, consisting of 265 cattle and 386 goats. The presence of was determined by PCR amplification and sequencing analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the small subunit ribosomal RNA () gene in all collected samples.

Results: The results revealed that 17.1% (111/859) of the animals were afflicted with , cattle having a prevalence of 14.0% (37/265) and goats displaying a higher rate of 19.2% (74/386). Seventeen genotypes were identified, including 10 known, CHG5 ( = 30), CHG3 ( = 21), I ( = 14), J ( = 12), CHG2 ( = 11), COS-II ( = 8), D ( = 4), CHG19 ( = 2), ETMK5 ( = 1), and Henan III ( = 1), and seven novel, ZJG-I to ZJG-VI and ZJN-I (one each) genotypes.

Discussion: These findings indicate widespread infection of among the surveyed animals, thereby raising concerns about zoonotic genotypes that could pose potential threats to public health. Furthermore, the identification of novel genotypes of offers valuable insights into the genetic diversity of this pathogen.

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