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Multilocus genotype and subtype analysis of Cryptosporidium andersoni derived from a Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) in China.
Parasitology research - 1 Jun 2014
Liu Xuehan, Zhou Xiaoxiao, Zhong Zhijun, Deng Jiabo, Chen Weigang, Cao Suizhong, Fu Hualin, Zuo Zhicai, Hu Yanchun, Peng Guangneng
Abstract excerpt
Fecal specimens from two Bactrian camels were collected in the Ya'an city zoo of China and were examined for Cryptosporidium by centrifugal flotation. One specimen was found to be parasitized by Cryptosporidium via microscopy, and the oocysts were measured to have an average size of 7.03 × 5.50 μm (n > 50). The isolate was genotyped by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and DNA sequence analysis of the...
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