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Identification of novel and zoonotic Cryptosporidium species in fish from Papua New Guinea.
Veterinary parasitology - 15 Nov 2013
Koinari M, Karl S, Ng-Hublin J, Lymbery A J, Ryan U M
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There is still limited information on the distribution of Cryptosporidium species and genotypes in fish. The present study investigated the prevalence of Cryptosporidium species in cultured freshwater (n=132), wild freshwater (n=206) and wild marine (n=276) fish in Papua New Guinea (PNG) by PCR screening at the 18S rRNA locus. A total of seven fish (2 cultured freshwater, 1 wild freshwater and 4 wild marine fish)...
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