Article
Species and strain-specific typing of Cryptosporidium parasites in clinical and environmental samples.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Jan 2000
Xiao L, Sulaiman I, Fayer R, Lal A A
Abstract excerpt
Cryptosporidiosis has recently attracted attention as an emerging waterborne and foodborne disease as well as an opportunistic infection in HIV infected individuals. The lack of genetic information, however, has resulted in confusion in the taxonomy of Cryptosporidium parasites and in the develop...
Topics
- Animals
- Cryptosporidium
- Genes, rRNA
- Genotype
- Humans
- Phylogeny
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- RNA, Ribosomal
- Water