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Molecular epidemiological analyses of Cryptosporidium parvum virus 1 (CSpV1), a symbiotic virus of Cryptosporidium parvum, in Japan.
Virus research - 4 Jan 2016
Murakoshi Fumi, Ichikawa-Seki Madoka, Aita Junya, Yaita Seiko, Kinami Aiko, Fujimoto Katsuhisa, Nishikawa Yoshifumi, Murakami Shin, Horimoto Taisuke, Kato Kentaro
Abstract excerpt
We show that Cryptosporidium parvum virus 1 (CSpV1), a member of the family Partitiviridae, genus Cryspovirus that can infect Cryptosporidium parvum, is a new candidate for high-resolution tool for tracing C. parvum. CSpV1 was detected in all C. parvum-positive samples tested. Phylogenetic analysis of dsRNA1 sequence from CSpV1 can distinguish infected areas of C. parvum on the national level. Sequences detected...
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