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Molecular identification of Cryptosporidium parvum from avian hosts.
Parasitology - 1 Apr 2011
Quah J X, Ambu S, Lim Y A L, Mahdy M A K, Mak J W
Abstract excerpt
Cryptosporidium species are protozoan parasites that infect humans and a wide variety of animals. This study was aimed at identifying Cryptosporidium species and genotypes isolated from avian hosts. A total of 90 samples from 37 different species of birds were collected throughout a 3-month period from April 2008 to June 2008 in the National Zoo of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Prior to molecular characterization, all...
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