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. 2007 Feb;73(3):1033-5.
doi: 10.1128/AEM.00964-06. Epub 2006 Dec 1.

Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium isolates from humans and animals in Iran

Ahmad Reza Meamar  1 , Karine Guyot, Gabriela Certad, Eduardo Dei-Cas, Mino Mohraz, Mehdi Mohebali, Kazem Mohammad, Amir Ali Mehbod, Sasan Rezaie, Mostafa Rezaian
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Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium isolates from humans and animals in Iran

Ahmad Reza Meamar et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007 Feb.

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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