| unusual pox lesions found in chinese jungle mynahs (acridotheres cristatellus). | pox lesions involving feathered and unfeathered skin, the oral cavity and the uropygial gland were found in chinese jungle mynahs. characteristic intracytoplasmic inclusions were detected in the proliferative cells of all lesions. ultrastructurally, the virus particles consisted of a convoluted outer membrane enclosing lateral bodies and a biconcave central core, typical for poxvirus. the nucleotide sequences of the amplicon obtained with a set of primers for the 4b core protein of fowl poxvirus ... | 2005 | 16236575 |
| molecular investigation of cryptosporidium in small caged pets in northeast china: host specificity and zoonotic implications. | this study screened 151 pet-derived fecal specimens randomly collected from four commercial markets in northeast china for the presence of cryptosporidium by genus-specific nested pcrs of the small subunit rrna gene. of these, 14 specimens (9.3 %) from nine species of birds, two types of rodents, and a hedgehog were positive for cryptosporidium. sequence analysis on the pcr-positive isolates facilitated identification of three cryptosporidium species (c. baileyi, c. galli, and c. ubiquitum) and ... | 2016 | 27107987 |