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Occurrence and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in dairy cattle, beef cattle and water buffaloes in China.
Veterinary parasitology - 30 Jan 2015
Ma Jingbo, Li Pei, Zhao Xiaoping, Xu Hailing, Wu Wenxian, Wang Yuanfei, Guo Yaqiong, Wang Lin, Feng Yaoyu, Xiao Lihua
Abstract excerpt
Cryptosporidium spp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi are important protists in a wide range of vertebrate hosts, causing diarrheal diseases. Cattle are considered potential reservoirs of Cryptosporidium infection in humans, although their role in the transmission of E. bieneusi is not clear. In the present work, 793 fecal specimens from dairy cattle, native beef cattle, and water buffaloes on 11 farms in China were...
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