| Literature DB >> 20971867 |
Maria das Graças Cabral Pereira1, Xunde Li, Brenda McCowan, Ralph L Phillips, Edward R Atwill.
Abstract
Phylogenetic analyses of the 18S small-subunit (SSU) rRNA and Cryptosporidium oocyst wall protein (COWP) genes indicate that multiple unique Cryptosporidium isolates are shed by separate species of Spermophilus ground squirrels (S. beecheyi, S. beldingi, and S. lateralis) throughout California, despite some squirrel populations' being geographically isolated. The data support our assertion that Spermophilus squirrels shed novel Cryptosporidium species.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20971867 PMCID: PMC3008248 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00687-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792