Emerg Infect DiseidEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-6059Centers for Disease Control98667502640237Research ArticleDifferentiating human from animal isolates of Cryptosporidium parvum.SulaimanI. M.XiaoL.YangC.EscalanteL.MooreA.BeardC. B.ArrowoodM. J.LalA. A.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.Oct-Dec199844681685

We analyzed 92 Cryptosporidium parvum isolates from humans and animals by a polymerase chain reaction/restriction fragment length polymorphism method based on the thrombospondin-related anonymous protein 2 gene sequence. Used as a molecular marker, this method can differentiate between the two genotypes of C. parvum and elucidate the transmission of infection to humans.