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Genotype and animal infectivity of a human isolate of Cryptosporidium parvum in the Republic of Korea.
The Korean journal of parasitology - 1 Jun 2004
Guk Sang-Mee, Yong Tai-Soon, Park Soon-Jung, Park Jae-Hwan, Chai Jong-Yil
Abstract excerpt
Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts were isolated from a child suffering from acute gastroenteritis and successfully passaged in a calf and mice (designated hereafter SNU-H1) in the Republic of Korea; its molecular genotype has been analyzed. The GAG microsatellite region was amplified by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR), with a 238 base pair product, which is commonly displayed in C. parvum. The isolate was shown to...
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