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Occurrence of novel and rare subtype families of Cryptosporidium in bamboo rats (Rhizomys sinensis) in China.
Veterinary parasitology - 15 Jan 2015
Liu Xuehan, Zhou Xiaoxiao, Zhong Zhijun, Zuo Zhicai, Shi Jinjiang, Wang Yingzhu, Qing Baichun, Peng Guangneng
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This report is the first to describe Cryptosporidium infection in bamboo rats (Rhizomys sinensis). Ninety-two fresh fecal specimens were collected from a pet market in Ya'an City, China. One Cryptosporidium isolate from an asymptomatic host and two isolates from separate hosts with diarrhea were obtained by using Sheather's sucrose flotation technique and modified acid-fast staining. The Cryptosporidium spp. were...
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