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Multiple Cryptosporidium genotypes detected in wild black rats (Rattus rattus) from northern Australia.
Experimental parasitology - 1 Aug 2012
Paparini Andrea, Jackson Bethany, Ward Simon, Young Stuart, Ryan Una M
Abstract excerpt
As part of a broader investigation into the potential role of black rats (Rattus rattus) as disease vectors into native small mammal populations of northern Australia, blood and faecal samples from wild black rats were screened by molecular methods, for piroplasms (Babesia and Theileria), trypanosomes and the enteric parasite Cryptosporidium. While piroplasms and trypanosomes were not detected in the blood of...
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