| Literature DB >> 11375204 |
E R Atwill1, S M Camargo, R Phillips, L H Alonso, K W Tate, W A Jensen, J Bennet, S Little, T P Salmon.
Abstract
Sixteen percent of California ground squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi) were found to be shedding an average of 53,875 Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts/g of feces. Male squirrels had a higher prevalence and higher intensity of shedding than did female squirrels. The majority of C. parvum isolates matched a bovine-murine genotype, with a few isolates resembling a porcine genotype. Higher intensities of shedding by males may enhance dissemination and genotypic mixing of this protozoa given males' proclivity to disperse to nonnatal colonies.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11375204 PMCID: PMC92948 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.6.2840-2843.2001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792