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Detection and Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. from Wild Rodents and Insectivores in South Korea.
The Korean journal of parasitology - 1 Dec 2015
Song Juha, Kim C-Yoon, Chang Seo-Na, Abdelkader Tamer Said, Han Juhee, Kim Tae-Hyun, Oh Hanseul, Lee Ji Min, Kim Dong-Su, Kim Jong-Taek, Oh Hong-Shik, Hur Moonsuk, Suh Jae-Hwa, Park Jae-Hak
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In order to examine the prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection in wild rodents and insectivores of South Korea and to assess their potential role as a source of human cryptosporidiosis, a total of 199 wild rodents and insectivore specimens were collected from 10 regions of South Korea and screened for Cryptosporidium infection over a period of 2 years (2012-2013). A nested-PCR amplification of Cryptosporidium...
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