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Cryptosporidium hominis infection diagnosed by real-time PCR-RFLP.
The Korean journal of parasitology - 1 Jun 2013
Cheun Hyeng-Il, Kim Kyungjin, Yoon Sejoung, Lee Won-Ja, Park Woo-Yoon, Sim Seobo, Yu Jae-Ran
Abstract excerpt
There are approximately 20 known species of the genus Cryptosporidium, and among these, 8 infect immunocompetent or immunocompromised humans. C. hominis and C. parvum most commonly infect humans. Differentiating between them is important for evaluating potential sources of infection. We report here the development of a simple and accurate real-time PCR-based restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) method...
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