Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Cryptosporidium species and isolates

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 95-106

  Carreno, R A ^a   Pokorny, N J ^a   Lee, H ^a   Trevors, J T ^a   De Grandis, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Host specificity; Isolates; Species; Systematics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GENOTYPE; HOST; PARASITE ISOLATION; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; CATS; CATTLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GENOTYPE; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; MICE; PHENOTYPE;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0035047663     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.7000088     Document Type: Review

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