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Molecular diversity of Scottish Cryptosporidium hominis isolates.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Apr 2015
Deshpande A, Alexander C L, Coyne M, Brownlie S, Smith-Palmer A, Jones B L
Abstract excerpt
Cryptosporidium hominis is one of the most prevalent protozoan parasites to infect humans where transmission is via the consumption of infective oocysts. This study describes sporadic cases in addition to the molecular diversity of outbreak cases in Scotland using the glycoprotein-60 subtyping tool. From a total of 187 C. hominis isolates, 65 were subjected to further molecular analysis and 46 were found to be...
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