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Subtypes of Cryptosporidium parvum in humans and disease risk.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2007
Hunter Paul R, Hadfield Stephen J, Wilkinson Dawn, Lake Iain R, Harrison Florence C D, Chalmers Rachel M
Abstract excerpt
The 2 main species of Cryptosporidium that infect humans are Cryptosporidium hominis and C. parvum. Here, multilocus fragment analysis of 3 microsatellite loci (ML1, ML2, and gp60) was used to subtype strains from sporadic cases of cryptosporidiosis in Wales and northwest England. Of 72 strains of C. parvum, 63 were typeable at all 3 loci, forming 31 subtypes. These strains formed 3 broad clusters, representing...
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