TY - JOUR
T1 - Subgenotype analysis of Cryptosporidium isolates from humans, cattle, and zoo ruminants in Portugal
AU - Alves, Margarida
AU - Xiao, Lihua
AU - Sulaiman, Irshad
AU - Lal, Altaf A.
AU - Matos, Olga
AU - Antunes, Francisco
PY - 2003/6/1
Y1 - 2003/6/1
N2 - Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis isolates from human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients, cattle, and wild ruminants were characterized by PCR and DNA sequencing analysis of the 60-kDa glycoprotein gene. Seven alleles were identified, three corresponding to C. hominis and four corresponding to C. parvum. One new allele was found (IId), and one (IIb) had only been found in Portugal. Isolates from cattle and wild ruminants clustered in two alleles. In contrast, human isolates clustered in seven alleles, showing extensive allelic diversity.
AB - Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis isolates from human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients, cattle, and wild ruminants were characterized by PCR and DNA sequencing analysis of the 60-kDa glycoprotein gene. Seven alleles were identified, three corresponding to C. hominis and four corresponding to C. parvum. One new allele was found (IId), and one (IIb) had only been found in Portugal. Isolates from cattle and wild ruminants clustered in two alleles. In contrast, human isolates clustered in seven alleles, showing extensive allelic diversity.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.41.6.2744-2747.2003
DO - 10.1128/JCM.41.6.2744-2747.2003
M3 - Article
C2 - 12791920
AN - SCOPUS:0037841856
VL - 41
SP - 2744
EP - 2747
JO - Journal Of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal Of Clinical Microbiology
SN - 0095-1137
IS - 6
ER -
