Molecular and biological characterization of a Cryptosporidium molnari-like isolate from a guppy (Poecilia reticulata).
Histological, morphological, genetic, and phylogenetic analyses of a Cryptosporidium molnari-like isolate from a guppy (Poecilia reticulata) identified stages consistent with those of C. molnari and revealed that C. molnari is genetically very distinct from all other species of Cryptosporidium. This study represents the first genetic characterization of C. molnari.
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Una
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Division of Health Sciences, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia. unaryan@central.murdoch.edu.au
O'Hara
Amanda
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Xiao
Lihua
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D000199:Actins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D011036:Poecilia / Q000469:parasitology*; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D000199:Actins; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S