A microsatellite marker reveals population heterogeneity within human and animal genotypes of Cryptosporidium parvum

Parasitology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 237-244

  Caccio S ^a   Homan, W ^b   Camilli, R ^a   Traldi, G ^c   Kortbeek, T ^b   Pozio, E ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal genotypes; Cryptosporidium parvum; Genetic polymorphism; Human genotypes; Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DEER; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; EUROPE; FECES; GOATS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SHEEP; UNITED STATES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034018206     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182099005508     Document Type: Article

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