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Molecular evaluation of Cryptosporidium spp. in sheep in southern Xinjiang, China.
Parasitology research - 1 Dec 2023
Wang Zhengrong, Peng Xia, Bo Xinwen, Zhang Bowen, Zhang Yanyan, Yu Fuchang, Zhao Aiyun, Zhang Zhenjie, Qi Meng
Abstract excerpt
Cryptosporidium spp. are diarrheagenic intestinal parasites with multiple hosts worldwide. A total of 1252 fresh fecal samples of sheep were collected from 10 large-scale farms in southern Xinjiang. Based on the small subunit ribosomal (SSU rRNA) gene of Cryptosporidium, 100 Cryptosporidium-positive samples (8.0%, 100/1252) were detected by PCR. Nine out of 10 farms were positive for Cryptosporidium, with the...
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