Cryptosporidium spp. in wild and captive reptiles.
Between 1986 and 1988, 528 reptiles originating from three continents were examined for Cryptosporidium spp. Fifteen specimens representing eight genera and 11 species were infected. Statistical evaluation of oocyst structure suggests that multiple species of Cryptosporidium may exist among the reptiles examined.
Upton
S J
SJ
Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506.
McAllister
C T
CT
Freed
P S
PS
Barnard
S M
SM
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000469:parasitology; D003044:Coccidia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D012104:Reptiles / Q000469:parasitology*