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Genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. in captive reptiles.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Feb 2004
Xiao Lihua, Ryan Una M, Graczyk Thaddeus K, Limor Josef, Li Lixia, Kombert Mark, Junge Randy, Sulaiman Irshad M, Zhou Ling, Arrowood Michael J, Koudela Bretislav, Modrý David, Lal Altaf A
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The genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium in reptiles was analyzed by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism and sequence analysis of the small subunit rRNA gene. A total of 123 samples were analyzed, of which 48 snake samples, 24 lizard samples, and 3 tortoise samples were positive for Cryptosporidium: Nine different types of Cryptosporidium were found, including Cryptosporidium serpentis, Cryptosporidium...
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