Occurrence and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. genotypes in European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus L.) in Germany

Parasitology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-216

  Dyachenko, V ^a   Kuhnert, Y ^a   Schmaeschke, R ^a   Etzold, M ^a   Pantchev, N ^b   Daugschies, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Vet Med Labor GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coproantigen; Cryptosporidium spp.; European hedgehog; GP60 subtypes; Oocysts

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ANTIGEN; COPROANTIGEN; DNA; GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN 60; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; PROTOZOAL DNA; RNA 18S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

18S RIBOSOMAL RNA GENE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CAPILLARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM WRAIRI; EIMERIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERINACEUS EUROPAEUS; FECES ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; GLYCOPROTEIN 60 GENE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70 GENE; HEDGEHOG; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; ISOSPORA; MIXED INFECTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA GENE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FECES; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HEDGEHOGS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OOCYSTS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SP.; ERINACEIDAE; ERINACEUS EUROPAEUS;

EID: 77949653215     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182009991089     Document Type: Article

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