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Infectivity of Cryptosporidium parvum genotype I in conventionally reared piglets and lambs.
Parasitology research - 1 Jun 2003
Ebeid M, Mathis A, Pospischil A, Deplazes P
Abstract excerpt
Parasites of the genus Cryptosporidium are intracellular parasites that occur throughout the animal kingdom and have been reported in many species of mammals, including human. Most infections in humans are caused by two C. parvum genotypes, genotype I and genotype II; these are the human and the bovine (zoonotic) genotypes, respectively. Successful experimental infection of Cryptosporidium parvum genotype I...
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