Variation in Cryptosporidium: towards a taxonomic revision of the genus (Review)

U.M. Morgan; L. Xiao; R. Fayer; A.A. Lal; R.C.A. Thompson

doi:10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00109-5

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Variation in Cryptosporidium: towards a taxonomic revision of the genus (Review)

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Variation in Cryptosporidium: towards a taxonomic revision of the genus (Review)

U.M. Morgan, L. Xiao, R. Fayer, A.A. Lal and R.C.A. Thompson

International Journal for Parasitology, Vol.29(11), pp.1733-1751

11/1999

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00109-5

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Abstract

Cryptosporidium is an important cause of enteric disease in humans and other animals. Limitations associated with conventional diagnostic methods for cryptosporidiosis based on morphological features, coupled with the difficulty of characterising parasites isolated in the laboratory, have restricted our ability to clearly identify species. The application of sensitive molecular approaches has obviated the necessity for laboratory amplification. Such studies have found considerable evidence of genetic heterogeneity among isolates of Cryptosporidium from different species of vertebrate, and there is now mounting evidence suggesting that a series of host-adapted genotypes/strains/species of the parasite exist. In this article, studies on the molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium during the last 5years are reviewed and put into perspective with the past and present taxonomy of the genus. The predictive value of achieving a sound taxonomy for the genus Cryptosporidium with respect to understanding its epidemiology and transmission and controlling outbreaks of the disease is also discussed.

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Title: Variation in Cryptosporidium: towards a taxonomic revision of the genus (Review)
Authors/Creators: U.M. Morgan (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
L. Xiao (Author/Creator) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
R. Fayer (Author/Creator) - Agricultural Research Service
A.A. Lal (Author/Creator) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
R.C.A. Thompson (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
Publication Details: International Journal for Parasitology, Vol.29(11), pp.1733-1751
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Identifiers: 991005544199207891
Copyright: © 1999 Australian Society for Parasitology Inc.
Murdoch Affiliation: State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration; International collaboration
Citation topics: 1 Clinical & Life Sciences; 1.246 Diarrheal Diseases; 1.246.985 Cryptosporidium
Web Of Science research areas: Parasitology
ESI research areas: Microbiology