Unusual Cryptosporidium Genotypes in Human Cases of Diarrhea

Robinson, Guy; Elwin, Kristin; Chalmers, Rachel M.

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Unusual Cryptosporidium Genotypes in Human Cases of Diarrhea

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Nov 2008
By Robinson, Guy ; Elwin, Kristin ; Chalmers, Rachel M.

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Robinson, Guy ; Elwin, Kristin ; Chalmers, Rachel M.
Description:

Several Cryptosporidium spp. are known to infect humans, but most cases of illness are caused by Cryptosporidium hominis or C. parvum. During a long-term genotyping in the United Kingdom, we identified 3 unusual Cryptosporidium genotypes (skunk, horse, and rabbit) in human patients with diarrhea.
Subjects:

Adult Animals Cryptosporidiosis Diarrhea Female Genes, Rrna Genotype Hsp70 Heat-Shock Proteins Humans Middle Aged Molecular Sequence Data Oocysts Phylogeny Protozoan Proteins Ribosome Subunits, Small Rna, Protozoan
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 14(11):1800-1802
Pubmed ID:

18976577
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC2630733
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

United Kingdom
Volume:

14
Issue:

11
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:3ce9876d90fc52754324c702baa826a8c0e279e6fe1c56a2d731f66138df5a30
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