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Novel Cryptosporidium bat genotypes III and IV in bats from the USA and Czech Republic.
Parasitology research - 1 Oct 2015
Kváč Martin, Hořická Anna, Sak Bohumil, Prediger Jitka, Salát Jiří, Širmarová Jana, Bartonička Tomáš, Clark Mark, Chelladurai Jeba Rose Jennifer Jesudoss, Gillam Erin, McEvoy John
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Bats from the families Rhinolophidae (n = 90) and Vespertilionidae (n = 191) in the USA and Czech Republic were screened for the presence of Cryptosporidium by microscopic and molecular analysis of faecal samples collected from rectum of dissected animals and from the ground beneath roosting sites. Cryptosporidium oocysts were not detected in any of the 281 faecal specimens examined using the...
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