Journal article
Detection of the Cryptosporidium parvum “Human” Genotype in a Dugong (Dugong Dugon)
Journal of Parasitology, Vol.86(6), pp.1352-1354
2000
Abstract
The Cryptosporidium "human" genotype was identified in a paraffin-embedded tissue section from a dugong (Dugong dugon) by 2 independent laboratories. DNA sequencing and polymerase chain re-action/restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the 18S ribosomal RNA gene and the acetyl CoA synthethase gene clearly identified the genotype as that of the Cryptosporidium variant that infects humans. This is the first report of the human Cryptosporidium genotype in a nonprimate host.
Details
- Title
- Detection of the Cryptosporidium parvum “Human” Genotype in a Dugong (Dugong Dugon)
- Authors/Creators
- U.M. Morgan (Author/Creator) - World Health Organization - PakistanL. Xiao (Author/Creator) - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionB.D. Hill (Author/Creator) - World Health Organization - PakistanP. O'Donoghue (Author/Creator) - The University of QueenslandJ. Limor (Author/Creator) - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionA.A. Lal (Author/Creator) - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionR.C.A. Thompson (Author/Creator) - World Health Organization - Pakistan
- Publication Details
- Journal of Parasitology, Vol.86(6), pp.1352-1354
- Publisher
- American Society of Parasitologists
- Identifiers
- 991005542247807891
- Copyright
- © 2000 The American Society of Parasitologists
- Murdoch Affiliation
- State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre; School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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