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Cryptosporidium spp. from small mammals in the New York City watershed.
Journal of wildlife diseases - 1 Oct 2007
Ziegler Peter E, Wade Susan E, Schaaf Stephanie L, Chang Yung-Fu, Mohammed Hussni O
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to assess the potential role that wildlife plays in environmental degradation of watersheds through the contamination of the water supply with zoonotic genotypes of Cryptosporidium. Cryptosporidium isolates recovered from wildlife in the New York City (NYC) watershed were examined to determine genotype using a polymerase chain reaction protocol targeting the 18-Small Subunit (SSU)...
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