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Cryptosporidium mortiferum n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae), the species causing lethal cryptosporidiosis in Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris).
Parasites & vectors - 15 Jul 2023
Tůmová Lenka, Ježková Jana, Prediger Jitka, Holubová Nikola, Sak Bohumil, Konečný Roman, Květoňová Dana, Hlásková Lenka, Rost Michael, McEvoy John, Xiao Lihua, Santín Monica, Kváč Martin
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BACKGROUND: Cryptosporidium spp. are globally distributed parasites that infect epithelial cells in the microvillus border of the gastrointestinal tract of all classes of vertebrates. Cryptosporidium chipmunk genotype I is a common parasite in North American tree squirrels. It was introduced into Europe with eastern gray squirrels and poses an infection risk to native European squirrel species, for which...
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