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SUBMITTER: Fan Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5657125 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fan Yingying Y Wang Tao T Koehler Anson V AV Hu Min M Gasser Robin B RB
Parasites & vectors 20171025 1
<h4>Background</h4>The protistan pathogens Cryptosporidium and Giardia can cause significant intestinal diseases in animals and humans. Cattle, particularly calves, carrying these protists can be significant reservoirs for human infections and disease. However, little is known about the genetic make-up of Cryptosporidium and Giardia populations in cattle and other ruminants in some regions of China.<h4>Results</h4>In the present study, PCR-based tools were used to genetically characterise these ...[more]