The CpA135 gene as a marker to identify Cryptosporidium species infecting humans

Parasitology International

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 606-609

  Tosini, Fabio ^a   Drumo, Rosanna ^a   Elwin, Kristin ^b   Chalmers, Rachel M ^b   Pozio, Edoardo ^a   Cacciò, Simone M ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CpA135 gene; Cryptosporidium; Human pathogens; Molecular detection; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MELEAGRIDIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MURIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CERVIDAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM CANIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM FELIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MELEAGRIDIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MURIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SUIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77958488629     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2010.08.011     Document Type: Article

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