Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium species at the wildlife/livestock interface of the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 295-302

  Abu Samra, Nada ^a   Jori, Ferran ^a   Xiao, Lihua ^b   Rikhotso, Oupa ^c   Thompson, Peter N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c Veterinary Services ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

18s rRNA gene; Cattle; Cryptosporidium spp.; Kruger National Park; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; CALF (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BOVIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM UBIQUITUM; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; IMPALA; LIVESTOCK; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA GENE; RNA SEQUENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SYNCERUS CAFFER; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ELEPHANTS; FECES; LIVESTOCK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; RUMINANTS; SOUTH AFRICA;

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; ANIMALIA; BOS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BOVIS; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; SYNCERUS CAFFER;

EID: 84878901924     PISSN: 01479571     EISSN: 18781667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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