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Inferences about the Global Population Structures of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis
Authors:Sultan Tanr&#x;verdi  Alex Grinberg  Rachel M Chalmers  Paul R Hunter  Zorana Petrovic  Donna E Akiyoshi  Eric London  Linghui Zhang  Saul Tzipori  James K Tumwine  and Giovanni Widmer
Institution:Sultan Tanr?verdi, Alex Grinberg, Rachel M. Chalmers, Paul R. Hunter, Zorana Petrovic, Donna E. Akiyoshi, Eric London, Linghui Zhang, Saul Tzipori, James K. Tumwine, and Giovanni Widmer
Abstract:Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis are two related species of apicomplexan protozoa responsible for the majority of human cases of cryptosporidiosis. In spite of their considerable public health impact, little is known about the population structures of these species. In this study, a battery of C. parvum and C. hominis isolates from seven countries was genotyped using a nine-locus DNA subtyping scheme. To assess the existence of geographical partitions, the multilocus genotype data were mined using a cluster analysis based on the nearest-neighbor principle. Within each country, the population genetic structures were explored by combining diversity statistical tests, linkage disequilibrium, and eBURST analysis. For both parasite species, a quasi-complete phylogenetic segregation was observed among the countries. Cluster analysis accurately identified recently introduced isolates. Rather than conforming to a strict paradigm of either a clonal or a panmictic population structure, data are consistent with a flexible reproductive strategy characterized by the cooccurrence of both propagation patterns. The relative contribution of each pattern appears to vary between the regions, perhaps dependent on the prevailing ecological determinants of transmission.
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