A preliminary molecular analysis of zoonotic<i> Blastocystis</i> subtype ST5 in wild boars<i> (Sus</i><i> scrofa)</i> from Hatay, Türkiye
VETERINARSKI ARHIV, cilt.96, sa.2, ss.165-173, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 96 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.24099/vet.arhiv.2933
- Dergi Adı: VETERINARSKI ARHIV
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, EMBASE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.165-173
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Wild boars (Sus scrofa), an important component of wildlife and increasingly present in rural and urban areas, play a complex role in transmission of pathogens between wildlife, livestock, and humans, with uncertainty about the directionality of transmission. This preliminary study aimed to demonstrate the occurrence of zoonotic Blastocystis in wild boars for the first time in T & uuml;rkiye. The real-time PCR (RT-PCR)-based positivity rate of Blastocystis was determined as 29.2% (7/24). Two wild boar isolates that could be successfully sequenced, as a result of barcoding PCR, showed 100% similarity to Blastocystis zoonotic subtype 5 (ST5) and allele 115 was detected. The findings of this first study highlight the importance of monitoring Blastocystis for zoonotic transmission dynamics in wildlife and the need for future studies including larger numbers of wild boar samples from different geographical regions of T & uuml;rkiye..