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Genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. from Bangladeshi children.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jun 2011
Hira Kirthi G, Mackay Melanie R, Hempstead Andrew D, Ahmed Sabeena, Karim Mohammad M, O'Connor Roberta M, Hibberd Patricia L, Calderwood Stephen B, Ryan Edward T, Khan Wasif A, Ward Honorine D
Abstract excerpt
The genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. from infected children was characterized for the first time in Bangladesh. Seven C. hominis and C. parvum subtype families (including a new family, IIm) and 15 subtypes (including 2 new subtypes) were identified. The dominance of specific families and subtypes was different from that in other countries.
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