First report of Cryptosporidium deer-like genotype in Kenyan cattle

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 153, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 172-175

  Szonyi, Barbara ^a   Kang'ethe, Erastus K ^b   Mbae, Cecilia Kathure ^c   Kakundi, Erastus M ^c   Kamwati, Stanley K ^c   Mohammed, Hussni O ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Cattle; Cryptosporidium; Genotypes; Kenya

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CITIES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DAIRYING; DEER; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FECES; GENOTYPE; KENYA;

BOS; CERVIDAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 41349083730     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.01.008     Document Type: Article

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