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Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in pre-weaned calves in Shaanxi Province, north-western China.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2015
Qi M Z, Fang Y Q, Wang X T, Zhang L X, Wang R J, Du S Z, Guo Y X, Jia Y Q, Yao L, Liu Q D, Zhao G H
Abstract excerpt
Cryptosporidium, a worldwide protozoan parasite, is one of the most common causes of diarrhoea in humans and animals. The aim of the present study was to determine Cryptosporidium species/genotypes in pre-weaned calves in Shaanxi Province using PCR and sequencing based on the small subunit rRNA gene. A total of 258 faecal samples were collected from pre-weaned calves in 19 different farms from six areas in...
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