Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium isolates from humans and animals in Iran.
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.
Meamar
Ahmad Reza
AR
Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 14155-6446, Tehran, Iran.
Guyot
Karine
K
Certad
Gabriela
G
Dei-Cas
Eduardo
E
Mohraz
Mino
M
Mohebali
Mehdi
M
Mohammad
Kazem
K
Mehbod
Amir Ali
AA
Rezaie
Sasan
S
Rezaian
Mostafa
M
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000635:transmission; D002648:Child; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016785:Cryptosporidium parvum / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology
D016054:DNA, Protozoan