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Cryptosporidium--biotechnological advances in the detection, diagnosis and analysis of genetic variation.
Biotechnology advances - 1 Jan 2000
Jex A R, Smith H V, Monis P T, Campbell B E, Gasser R B
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Cryptosporidiosis is predominantly a gastrointestinal disease of humans and other animals, caused by various species of protozoan parasites representing the genus Cryptosporidium. This disease, transmitted mainly via the faecal-oral route (in water or food), is of major socioeconomic importance worldwide. The diagnosis and genetic characterization of the different species and population variants (usually...
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