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Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium isolates from human and bovine using 18s rRNA gene in Shahriar county of Tehran, Iran.
Parasitology research - 1 Jul 2008
Pirestani Majid, Sadraei Javid, Dalimi Asl Abdolhossein, Zavvar Mahdi, Vaeznia Hossein
Abstract excerpt
Cryptosporidiosis is a widespread cause of diarrheal diseases of humans, young calves, and many mammals. Although in recent years molecular investigations on Cryptosporidium have increased, no data are available on Iran in this regard. Two species of Cryptosporidium are known to infect human beings; Cryptosporidium hominis which shows anthroponotic transmission among humans and Cryptosporidium parvum which shows...
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