Cryptosporidium geckonae n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in geckos
Due to the distinct genetic differences, host range and tissue tropism, we propose the name Cryptosporidium geckonae n. sp. for this organism, which was previously referred to as Cryptosporidium sp. lizard genotype.
Authors
- Michael Rost (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4081-6392)
- Martin Kváč (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0013-6090)
- Veronika Zikmundová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5395-8077)
- Roman Konečný (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6955-5173)
- Nikola Holubová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9220-9287)
- John McEvoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6843-5551)
- Bohumil Sak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1789-8545)
- Jana Fenclová
- Lihua Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8532-2727)
- Agnieszka Gomułkiewicz
Institutions
- South China Agricultural University (CN)
- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (CZ)
- Wroclaw Medical University (PL)
- Institute of Parasitology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- Institute of Parasitology (CZ)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Biology Centre (CZ)
- North Dakota State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-07068-4
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.10
Funders
- Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích
- Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy
- Grantová Agentura České Republiky
- Biologické Centrum, Akademie Věd České Republiky