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Genetic diversity within Cryptosporidium parvum and related Cryptosporidium species.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Aug 1999
Xiao L, Morgan U M, Limor J, Escalante A, Arrowood M, Shulaw W, Thompson R C, Fayer R, Lal A A
Abstract excerpt
To assess the genetic diversity in Cryptosporidium parvum, we have sequenced the small subunit (SSU) rRNA gene of seven Cryptosporidium spp., various isolates of C. parvum from eight hosts, and a Cryptosporidium isolate from a desert monitor. Phylogenetic analysis of the SSU rRNA sequences confirmed the multispecies nature of the genus Cryptosporidium, with at least four distinct species (C. parvum, C. baileyi,...
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