RT Journal Article
T1 A review of the current status of Cryptosporidium in fish
A1 Couso Pérez, Seila
A1 Ares Mazás, María Elvira
A1 Gómez Couso, Hipólito
K1 Cryptosporidium
K1 Fish
K1 Life cycle
K1 Species
K1 Gentypes
K1 Zoonotic implication
AB Species of the genus Cryptosporidium (phylum Apicomplexa) infect the epithelium of the gastrointestinal tract of several vertebrate hosts, including humans and domestic and wild animals. In the past 20 years, several studies have focused on Cryptosporidium in fish. To date, a total of four piscine-host-specific species (Cryptosporidium molnari, Cryptosporidium huwi, Cryptosporidium bollandi and Cryptosporidium abrahamseni), nine piscine genotypes and more than 29 unnamed genotypes have been described in fish hosts. In addition, Cryptosporidium species and genotypes typical of other groups of vertebrates have also been identified. This review summarizes the history, biology, pathology and clinical manifestations, as well as the transmission, prevalence and molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium in wild, cultured and ornamental fish from both marine and freshwater environments. Finally, the potential role of piscine hosts as a reservoir of zoonotic Cryptosporidium species is also discussed
PB Cambridge University Press
SN 0031-1820
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/29286
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/29286
LA eng
NO Couso-Pérez, S., Ares-Mazás, E., & Gómez-Couso, H. (2022). A review of the current status of Cryptosporidium in fish. Parasitology, 149(4), 444-456. doi:10.1017/S0031182022000099
NO This study was funded by the Autonomous Government of Galicia (grant ED431C 2021/26)
DS Minerva
RD 28 abr 2026