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Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. from foals in Italy.
Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) - 1 Nov 2013
Caffara Monica, Piva Silvia, Pallaver Federica, Iacono Eleonora, Galuppi Roberta
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Fourteen Cryptosporidium isolates from hospitalized foals were genotyped and subtyped using PCR-RFLP analysis of the 18S rDNA. Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium horse genotype were detected in 3 and 11 stool specimens, respectively. Sequences of the gp60 gene of Cryptosporidium horse genotype allowed identification of the subtype family VIaA15G4, defining a novel microsatellite pattern within horse...
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