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Identification of novel Cryptosporidium genotypes in kangaroos from Western Australia.
Veterinary parasitology - 30 Jun 2011
Yang Rongchang, Fenwick Stanley, Potter Abbey, Ng Josephine, Ryan Una
Abstract excerpt
A total of 763 faecal samples were collected from western grey kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus) in Western Australia and screened for the presence of Cryptosporidium by PCR at the 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) locus. Samples that were positive at the 18S locus were also amplified at the actin locus. The overall prevalence was 9.3% (71/763). At the 18S rRNA locus, sequences were obtained for 28 of the 71 positives....
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