Cryptosporidium within-host genetic diversity: systematic bibliographical search and narrative overview

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 465-471

  Grinberg, Alex ^a   Widmer, Giovanni ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Genetic diversity; Genomics; Genotyping; Population genetics; Protozoa; Recombination

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; PROTOZOAN;

CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EPIGENETICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; PROTIST LIFE CYCLE STAGE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SPECIES DIVERSITY; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; PARASITOLOGY;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; PROTOZOA;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GENETIC VARIATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 84961877293     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2016.03.002     Document Type: Review

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