Correlation between Subtypes of Cryptosporidium parvum in Humans and Risk

Correlation between Subtypes of Cryptosporidium parvum in Humans and Risk

The 2 main species of Cryptosporidium that infect humans are Cryptosporidium hominis and C. parvum. Here, multilocus fragment analysis of 3 microsatellite loci (ML1, ML2, and gp60) was used to subtype strains from sporadic cases of cryptosporidiosis in Wales and northwest England. Of 72 strains of C...

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Main Authors: Paul R. Hunter, Stephen J. Hadfield, Dawn Wilkinson, Iain R. Lake, Florence C.D. Harrison, Rachel M. Chalmers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Cryptosporidium
microsatellite typing
discriminatory power
zoonoses
research
United Kingdom
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/1/06-0481_article

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