title: Subtype analysis of Cryptosporidium isolates from children in Uganda.
abstract: Cryptosporidium hominis and Cryptosporidium parvum isolates from children in Uganda were characterized by DNA sequence analysis of the GP60 gene. Eight alleles were identified, 4 C. hominis and 4 C. parvum, of which 3 represent new C. parvum families. The data show that it is highly likely that the route of transmission is anthroponotic.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts 01536, USA. donna.akiyoshi@tufts.edu
authors.forename: Donna E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Akiyoshi
authors.forename: James K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Tumwine
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bakeera-Kitaka
authors.forename: Saul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tzipori
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D016785:Cryptosporidium parvum / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D014454:Uganda / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins; C065610:sialoglycoprotein gp60