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Cryptosporidium fayeri: diversity within the GP60 locus of isolates from different marsupial hosts.
Experimental parasitology - 1 Mar 2009
Power Michelle L, Cheung-Kwok-Sang Cristel, Slade Martin, Williamson Sally
Abstract excerpt
The highly polymorphic 60 kDa glycoprotein (GP60) of Cryptosporidium is an important tool for investigating the epidemiology of this parasite. Characterization of the GP60 gene has only been performed for 3 of the 20 known Cryptosporidium species, and has already enabled sub-typing and source tracking of species with human significance. We have characterised a fourth species, Cryptosporidium fayeri, at the GP60...
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