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Polymorphisms in the beta-tubulin gene of Cryptosporidium parvum differentiate between isolates based on animal host but not geographic origin.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Oct 1999
Rochelle P A, Jutras E M, Atwill E R, De Leon R, Stewart M H
Abstract excerpt
Polymerase chain reaction primers were designed to target a region of the Cryptosporidium parvum beta-tubulin gene spanning an intron. Amplification products contained 11 polymorphic positions, representing a sequence divergence of 1.8%, which discriminated between isolates of C. parvum found solely in humans (genotype 1) and those found in humans and animals (genotype 2). Seven of the polymorphic sites were...
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