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Novel Cryptosporidium genotype in wild Australian mice (Mus domesticus).
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Dec 2007
Foo Colin, Farrell Julianne, Boxell Annika, Robertson Ian, Ryan Una M
Abstract excerpt
A total of 250 mouse fecal specimens collected from crop farms in Queensland, Australia, were screened for the presence of Cryptosporidium spp. using PCR. Of these, 19 positives were detected and characterized at a number of loci, including the 18S rRNA gene, the acetyl coenzyme A gene, and the actin gene. Sequence and phylogenetic analyses identified two genotypes: mouse genotype I and a novel genotype (mouse...
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