Submit your paper
Search
Menu
All issues Volume 19 / No 4 (November 2012) Parasite, 19 4 (2012) 437-440 References
Open Access
Research note
Issue
Parasite
Volume 19, Number 4, November 2012
Page(s) 437 - 440
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2012194437
Published online 15 November 2012
  1. Brownstein D.G., Stranberg J.D., Montali R.J., Bush M. & Fortner J. Cryptosporidium in snakes with hypertrophic gastritis. Veterinary Pathology, 1977, 14, 606–617. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  2. Copping J. Reptiles now more popular pets than dogs. The Telegraph, 2008, 22 November. [Google Scholar]
  3. Cringoli G., Rinaldi L., Maurelli M.P. & Utzinger J. FLOTAC: new multivalent techniques for qualitative and quantitative copromicroscopic diagnosis of parasites in animals and humans. Nature Protocols, 2010, 5, 503–515. [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  4. Deming C., Greiner E. & Uhl E.W. Proliferative enteritis in leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) associated with Cryptosporidium sp. infection. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 2008, 39, 600–607. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]
  5. Dipineto L., Capasso M., Maurelli M.P., Russo T.P., Pepe P., Capone G., Fioretti A., Cringoli G. & Rinaldi L. Survey of co-infection by Salmonella and oxyurids in tortoises. BMC Veterinary Research, 2012, accepted. [Google Scholar]
  6. Fayer R. General biology, in: Cryptosporidium and Cryptosporidiosis, 2nd edition. Fayer R. & Xiao L. (eds), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 2008, 1–42. [Google Scholar]
  7. Graczyk T.K. Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles, in: Cryptosporidium and Cryptosporidiosis, 2nd edition. Fayer R. & Xiao L. (Eds), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 2008, 387–394. [Google Scholar]
  8. Johnson D.W., Pieniazek N.J., Griffin D.W., Misener L. & Rose J.B. Development of a PCR protocol for sensitive detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in water samples. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 1995, 61, 3849–3855. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  9. Kik M.J., van Asten A.J., Lenstra J.A. & Kirpensteijn J. Cloaca prolapse and cystitis in green iguana (Iguana iguana) caused by a novel Cryptosporidium species. Veterinary Parasitology, 2011, 175, 165–167. [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  10. Nichols R.A., Campbell B.M. & Smith H.V. Identification of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in United Kingdom noncarbonated natural mineral waters and drinking waters by using a modified nested PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism assay. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2003, 69, 4183–4189. [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  11. Papini R., Manetti C. & Mancianti F. Coprological survey in pet reptiles in Italy. Veterinary Record, 2011, 169, 207. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]
  12. Pasmans F., Blahak S., Martel A. & Pantchev N.Introducing reptiles into a captive collection: the role of the veterinarian. Veterinary Journal, 2008, 175, 53–68. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]
  13. Pedraza-Díaz S., Ortega-Mora L.M., Carrión B.A., Navarro V. & Gómez-Bautista M. Molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium isolates from pet reptiles. Veterinary Parasitology, 2009, 204–210. [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  14. Plutzer J. & Karanis P.Molecular identification of a Cryptosporidium saurophilum from corn snake (Elaphe guttata guttata). Parasitology Research, 2007, 101, 1141–1145. [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  15. Rataj A.V., Lindtner-Knific R., Vlahović K., Mavri U. & Dovč A. Parasites in pet reptiles. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2011, 53, 33. [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  16. Richter B., Nedorost N., Maderner A. & Weissenböck H.Detection of Cryptosporidium species in feces or gastric contents from snakes and lizards as determined by polymerase chain reaction analysis and partial sequencing of the 18S ribosomal RNA gene. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2011, 23, 430–435. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]
  17. Rinaldi L., Mihalca A.D., Cirillo R., Maurelli M.P., Montesano M., Capasso M. & Cringoli G.FLOTAC can detect parasitic and pseudoparasitic elements in reptiles. Experimental Parasitology, 2012, 130, 282–284. [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  18. Taylor M.A., Geach M.R. & Cooley W.A. Clinical and pathological observations on natural infections of cryptosporidiosis and flagellate protozoa in leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius). Veterinary Parasitology, 1999, 145, 695–699. [Google Scholar]
  19. Terrell S.P., Uhl E.W. & Funk R.S. Proliferative enteritis in leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) associated with Cryptosporidium sp. infection. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 2003, 34, 69–75. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]
  20. Thompson R.C. & Smith A. Zoonotic enteric protozoa. Veterinary Parasitology, 2011, 182, 70–78. [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  21. Traversa D. Evidence for a new species of Cryptosporidium infecting tortoises: Cryptosporidium ducismarci. Parasites & Vectors, 2010, 3, 21. [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  22. Upton S.J., McAllister C.T., Freed P.S. & Barnard S.M. Cryptosporidium spp. in wild and captive reptiles. Journal of Wildlife Disease, 1989, 25, 20–30. [Google Scholar]
  23. Upton S.J. & Zien C.A. Description of a Giardia varani-like flagellate from a water monitor, Varanus salvator, from Malaysia. Journal of Parasitology, 1997, 83, 970–971. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]
  24. Xiao L., Ryan U.M., Graczyk T.K., Limor J., Li L., Kombert M., Junge R., Sulaiman I.M., Zhou L., Arrowood M.J., Koudela B., Modrý D. & Lal A.A. Genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. in captive reptiles. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2004, 70, 891–899. [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Current usage metrics show cumulative count of Article Views (full-text article views including HTML views, PDF and ePub downloads, according to the available data) and Abstracts Views on Vision4Press platform.

Data correspond to usage on the plateform after 2015. The current usage metrics is available 48-96 hours after online publication and is updated daily on week days.

Initial download of the metrics may take a while.