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Cryptosporidium testudinis sp. n., Cryptosporidium ducismarci Traversa, 2010 and Cryptosporidium tortoise genotype III (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in tortoises.
Folia parasitologica - 14 Oct 2016
Jezkova Jana, Horcickova Michaela, Hlaskova Lenka, Sak Bohumil, Kvetonova Dana, Novak Jan, Hofmannova Lada, McEvoy John, Kvac Martin
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Understanding of the diversity of species of Cryptosporidium Tyzzer, 1910 in tortoises remains incomplete due to the limited number of studies on these hosts. The aim of the present study was to characterise the genetic diversity and biology of cryptosporidia in tortoises of the family Testudinidae Batsch. Faecal samples were individually collected immediately after defecation and were screened for presence of...
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