title: Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium isolates from humans and animals in Iran.
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.
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Ahmad Reza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Meamar
authors.forename: Karine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Guyot
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Certad
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dei-Cas
authors.forename: Mino
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohraz
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohebali
authors.forename: Kazem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mohammad
authors.forename: Amir Ali
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mehbod
authors.forename: Sasan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rezaie
authors.forename: Mostafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rezaian
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan