Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of Cryptosporidium parvum isolates from people with AIDS.

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Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of Cryptosporidium parvum isolates from people with AIDS.

The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 1998

Widmer G, Tzipori S, Fichtenbaum C J, Griffiths J K

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Genotypic analysis of Cryptosporidium parvum has demonstrated the presence of two subgroups within the species, whereas biochemical and antigenic characterization have shown more heterogeneity. The clinical relevance of these observations is unknown. C. parvum isolates from people with AIDS were...

Topics

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Animals
Caco-2 Cells
Cattle
Cryptosporidiosis
Cryptosporidium parvum
Genotype
Humans
Mice
Mice, Inbred ICR
Phenotype

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