Detection and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium species in wild-caught pet spiny-tailed lizards

Uromastyx is a genus of the herbivorous agamid lizards, also known as spiny-tailed lizards or mastigures, which are found in parts of Africa and the Middle East. Currently, several species of this genus are available in the international pet trade in Japan. In this study, two imported wild-caught sp...

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Main Authors: Rie Kubota, Toshihiro Tokiwa, Katsuki Matsubara, Minoru Okamoto, Kazunori Ike
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221322442030002X