Cryptosporidium ubiquitum n. sp. in animals and humans

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 172, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 23-32

  Fayer, Ronald ^a   Santín, Mónica ^a   Macarisin, Dumitru ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Cryptosporidium; Gerbil; Human; Livestock; New species; Porcupine; Sheep; Taxonomy; Wildlife; Zoo animals

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALF (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM UBIQUITIN; EXCRETION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; GOAT; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORCUPINE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FECES; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CERVIDAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GERBILLINAE; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES; PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

EID: 77955334679     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.04.028     Document Type: Article

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