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Divergent Cryptosporidium parvum subtype and Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotypes in dromedary camels in Algeria.
Parasitology research - 1 Mar 2018
Baroudi Djamel, Zhang Hongwei, Amer Said, Khelef Djamel, Roellig Dawn M, Wang Yuanfei, Feng Yaoyu, Xiao Lihua
Abstract excerpt
Little information is available on the occurrence of the zoonotic protists Cryptosporidium spp. and none on Enterocytozoon bieneusi in camels. This preliminary study was conducted to examine the identity of Cryptosporidium subtypes and E. bieneusi genotypes in dromedary camels in Algeria. A total of 39 fecal specimens were collected from young camels. PCR-sequence analysis of the small subunit rRNA was used to...
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