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Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium sp. Isolated from Northern Alaskan Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
1 Feb 2002
Abstract excerpt
Cryptosporidium sp. was found in 3 out of 49 caribou (Rangifer tarandus) from northern Alaska. Segments of both the 18S ribosomal RNA and the heat shock protein genes were amplified from the caribou isolate and compared with that obtained from an isolate from a wild white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Virginia as well as other species and isolates available from GenBank. Analyses showed the white-tailed...
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