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SUBMITTER: Peng MM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2640093 | biostudies-other | 1997 Oct-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Peng M M MM Xiao L L Freeman A R AR Arrowood M J MJ Escalante A A AA Weltman A C AC Ong C S CS Mac Kenzie W R WR Lal A A AA Beard C B CB
Emerging infectious diseases 19971001 4
We report the results of molecular analysis of 39 isolates of Cryptosporidium parvum from human and bovine sources in nine human outbreaks and from bovine sources from a wide geographic distribution. All 39 isolates could be divided into either of two genotypes, on the basis of genetic polymorphism observed at the thrombospondin-related adhesion protein (TRAP-C2) locus. Genotype 1 was observed only in isolates from humans. Genotype 2, however, was seen in calf isolates and in isolates from a sub ...[more]