title: Molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium outbreaks in Western and South Australia.
abstract: Molecular typing at the 18S rRNA and Gp60 loci was conducted on Cryptosporidium-positive stool samples from cases collected during 2007 Western Australian and South Australian outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis. Analysis of 48 Western Australian samples identified that all isolates were C. hominis and were from five different Gp60C. hominis subtype families. The IbA10G2 subtype was most common across all age groups (37/48). In South Australia, analysis of 24 outbreak samples, identified 21 C. hominis isolates, two C. parvum isolates and one sample with both C. hominis and C. parvum. All C. hominis isolates were identified as the IbA10G2 subtype.
authors.affiliation: Division of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.
authors.forename: Josephine S Y
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Nevada
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pingault
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gibbs
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koehler
authors.forename: Una
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000737:chemistry; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013021:South Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014904:Western Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S