Extensive production of Neospora caninum tissue cysts in a carnivorous marsupial succumbing to experimental neosporosis

King, JS; McAllan, B; Spielman, DS; Lindsay, SA; Hůrková-Hofmannová, L; Hartigan, A; Al-Qassab, SE; Ellis, JT; Šlapeta, J

Extensive production of Neospora caninum tissue cysts in a carnivorous marsupial succumbing to experimental neosporosis

King, JS McAllan, B Spielman, DS Lindsay, SA Hůrková-Hofmannová, L Hartigan, A Al-Qassab, SE Ellis, JT

Šlapeta, J

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Citation:: Veterinary Research, 2011, 42 (1)
Issue Date:: 2011-08-29

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	King, JS	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McAllan, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Spielman, DS	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lindsay, SA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hůrková-Hofmannová, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hartigan, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Al-Qassab, SE	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ellis, JT https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7328-4831	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Šlapeta, J	en_US
dc.date.available	2011-06-02	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-08-29	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Veterinary Research, 2011, 42 (1)	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0928-4249	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/18219
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/30200
dc.description.abstract	Experimental infections of Sminthopsis crassicaudata, the fat-tailed dunnart, a carnivorous marsupial widely distributed throughout the arid and semi-arid zones of Australia, show that this species can act as an intermediate host for Neospora caninum. In contrast to existing models that develop relatively few N. caninum tissue cysts, dunnarts offer a new animal model in which active neosporosis is dominated by tissue cyst production. The results provide evidence for a sylvatic life cycle of N. caninum in Australia between marsupials and wild dogs. It establishes the foundation for an investigation of the impact and costs of neosporosis to wildlife. © 2011 King et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Veterinary Research	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1186/1297-9716-42-75	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Veterinary Sciences	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Animals	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Dogs	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Marsupialia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Neospora	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Oocysts	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Coccidiosis	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Dog Diseases	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	DNA, Protozoan	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Polymerase Chain Reaction	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Sequence Alignment	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Base Sequence	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Tissue Distribution	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Molecular Sequence Data	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.title	Extensive production of Neospora caninum tissue cysts in a carnivorous marsupial succumbing to experimental neosporosis	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	42	en_US
utslib.for	070708 Veterinary Parasitology	en_US
utslib.for	0605 Microbiology	en_US
utslib.for	0707 Veterinary Sciences	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Life Sciences
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	1	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	42	en_US

Abstract:

Experimental infections of Sminthopsis crassicaudata, the fat-tailed dunnart, a carnivorous marsupial widely distributed throughout the arid and semi-arid zones of Australia, show that this species can act as an intermediate host for Neospora caninum. In contrast to existing models that develop relatively few N. caninum tissue cysts, dunnarts offer a new animal model in which active neosporosis is dominated by tissue cyst production. The results provide evidence for a sylvatic life cycle of N. caninum in Australia between marsupials and wild dogs. It establishes the foundation for an investigation of the impact and costs of neosporosis to wildlife. © 2011 King et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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