Molecular Characterization of aCryptosporidiumIsolate From a Black Bear
- 1 October 2000
- journal article
- Published by American Society of Parasitologists in Journal of Parasitology
- Vol. 86 (5) , 1166-1170
- https://doi.org/10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[1166:mcoaci]2.0.co;2
Abstract
To further validate the observation of the existence of host-adapted strains of Cryptosporidium parvum, we genetically characterized an isolate of Cryptosporidium parasite from a black bear. Sequence analysis of the ribosomal RNA small subunit and the 70-kDa heat shock protein (HSP70) showed that this parasite represents a new genotype of C. parvum and is related to the C. parvum dog genotype. This finding is helpful for clarifying Cryptosporidium taxonomy.Keywords
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