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Investigation of Zoonotic Cryptosporidium and Giardia intestinalis Species and Genotypes in Cats (Felis catus)
Turkiye parazitolojii dergisi - 2 Dec 2021
Önder Zuhal, Yetişmiş Gamze, Pekmezci Didem, Delibaşı Kökçü Nesrin, Pekmezci Gökmen Zafer, Çiloğlu Arif, Düzlü Önder, İnci Abdullah, Yıldırım Alparslan
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Objective: Giardia intestinalis and Cryptosporidium spp. are important zoonotic protozoan parasites that infect humans and various animals. We investigated the occurrence of G. intestinalis and Cryptosporidium spp. infection in cats. To provide data on the zoonotic transmission dynamics of these parasites, genotypes of the detected isolates were investigated through DNA sequence characterization. Methods: A total...
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