Non-cultured faecal and gastrointestinal seed samples fail to detect Trichomonad infection in clinically and sub-clinically infected columbid birds

Dunn, Jenny C., Stockdale, Jennifer, McCubbin, Alexandra, Thomas, Rebecca C., Goodman, Simon J., Grice, Philip V., Morris, Antony J., Hamer, Keith C. and Symondson, William Oliver Christian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3343-4679 2016. Non-cultured faecal and gastrointestinal seed samples fail to detect Trichomonad infection in clinically and sub-clinically infected columbid birds. Conservation Genetics Resources 8 (2) , pp. 97-99. 10.1007/s12686-016-0518-y

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Abstract

Trichomonosis, caused by the protozoan Trichomonas gallinae, is an emerging infectious disease in finches, and is more commonly found in columbids and raptors. Infections can be sub-clinical or cause morbidity and mortality, but the parasite is currently only detectable by incubation of an oral swab. Here, we test whether T. gallinae parasites can be detected by PCR from faecal or non-cultured samples from the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract of infected Turtle Doves (Streptopelia turtur). PCR did not detect T. gallinae parasites in any faecal samples screened, and in only 1 of 11 oral/gastrointestinal samples (from the mouth of a nestling suspected to have died from trichomonosis). We conclude that both oral swabs and parasite culture are still necessary to detect the sub-clinical presence of T. gallinae infection in birds.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Subjects:	Q Science > QL Zoology
Publisher:	Springer Verlag
ISSN:	1877-7252
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Date of Acceptance:	22 January 2016
Last Modified:	06 Nov 2023 23:04
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/86227

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