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SUBMITTER: Xiao L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1489634 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xiao Lihua L Moore John E JE Ukoh Ukeme U Gatei Wangeci W Lowery Colm J CJ Murphy Thomas M TM Dooley James S G JS Millar B Cherie BC Rooney Paul J PJ Rao Juluri R JR
Applied and environmental microbiology 20060601 6
Cryptosporidium spp. were detected in 25 of 56 pig slurry samples from 33 Irish farms by PCR and DNA sequencing. The organisms detected included C. suis, Cryptosporidium pig genotype II, and C. muris. We concluded that Cryptosporidium oocysts can persist in treated slurry and potentially contaminate surface water through improper discharge or uncontrolled runoff. ...[more]