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Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium Isolates from Humans and Animals in Iran |
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| Authors: | Ahmad Reza Meamar Karine Guyot Gabriela Certad Eduardo Dei-Cas Mino Mohraz Mehdi Mohebali Kazem Mohammad Amir Ali Mehbod Sasan Rezaie Mostafa Rezaian |
| Abstract: | Isolates of Cryptosporidium spp. from human and animal hosts in Iran were characterized on the basis of both the 18S rRNA gene and the Laxer locus. Three Cryptosporidium species, C. hominis, C. parvum, and C. meleagridis, were recognized, and zoonotically transmitted C. parvum was the predominant species found in humans. |
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