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Genetical survey of novel type of Cryptosporidium andersoni in cattle in Japan.
Veterinary parasitology - 25 Nov 2008
Matsubayashi Makoto, Nagano Saki, Kita Toshimasa, Narushima Tsuguto, Kimata Isao, Iseki Motohiro, Hajiri Tomoya, Tani Hiroyuki, Sasai Kazumi, Baba Eiichiroh
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Previously, we reported that an isolate of novel type of Cryptosporidium andersoni detected in cattle in Japan contained Type A (identical to C. andersoni reported previously) and Type B (having a thymine nucleotide insertion unlike the Type A) genotypes in the 18S rRNA gene. Here, we conducted an extensive investigation of Cryptosporidium infections in adult cattle in Japan from 2004 to 2007. Consequently,...
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