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Molecular and morphologic characterization of a Cryptosporidium genotype identified in lemurs.
Veterinary parasitology - 27 Feb 2003
da Silva Alexandre J, Cacciò Simone, Williams Cathy, Won Kimberly Y, Nace Eva K, Whittier Christopher, Pieniazek Norman J, Eberhard Mark L
Abstract excerpt
This study reports the molecular and morphologic characterization of a Cryptosporidium sp., identified in stools of captive lemurs Propithecus verreauxi coquereli. Stool samples were collected from seven animals (n=7) presenting episodes of diarrhea. Bright-field light microscopy of stool smears stained with modified acid-fast technique revealed the presence of Cryptosporidium sp. oocysts in four of the stool...
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