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Cryptosporidium tyzzeri and Cryptosporidium pestis: which name is valid?Lihua Xiao
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Exp Parasitol 130:308-9. 2012..The designation of C. tyzzeri for the mouse genotype I brings further clarity to the taxonomy of Cryptosporidium spp. in humans, cattle, and domestic mice...
Prevalence and identity of Cryptosporidium spp. in pig slurryLihua Xiao
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mail Stop F12, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 72:4461-3. 2006..suis, Cryptosporidium pig genotype II, and C. muris. We concluded that Cryptosporidium oocysts can persist in treated slurry and potentially contaminate surface water through improper discharge or uncontrolled runoff...- Molecular epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis: an updateLihua Xiao
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector Borne and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bldg 22, Rm 14, 4770 Burford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Exp Parasitol 124:80-9. 2010..The wide use of a new generation of genotyping and subtyping tools in well designed epidemiologic studies should lead to a more in-depth understanding of the epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis in humans and animals... - Cryptosporidium taxonomy: recent advances and implications for public healthLihua Xiao
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, Georgia 30341, USA
Clin Microbiol Rev 17:72-97. 2004..assessing the public health significance of Cryptosporidium spp. in animals and the environment, characterizing transmission dynamics, and tracking infection and contamination sources... - Genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. in captive reptilesLihua Xiao
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 70:891-9. 2004..Sequence and biologic characterizations indicated that the desert monitor genotype was Cryptosporidium saurophilum. Two host-adapted C. serpentis genotypes were found in snakes and lizards... - Possible transmission of Cryptosporidium canis among children and a dog in a householdLihua Xiao
Division of Parasitic Disease, National Center for Infectious Disease, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
J Clin Microbiol 45:2014-6. 2007..Both children had transient diarrhea, but the dog was asymptomatic. This is the first report of possible transmission of cryptosporidiosis between humans and dogs... - Detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in water: effect of the number of samples and analytic replicates on test resultsLihua Xiao
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Building 22, Mail Stop F 12, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 72:5942-7. 2006..Samples/subsamples with more than one genotype had an overall PCR-positive rate of 73%, compared to 34% for those with one genotype. The PCR amplification rate of samples was affected by the volume of DNA used in PCR... 
Cryptosporidiosis: an update in molecular epidemiologyLihua Xiao
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Curr Opin Infect Dis 17:483-90. 2004..These tools have been increasingly used in the characterization of the transmission of Cryptosporidium spp. This review addresses the most recent developments in molecular epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis...- Distribution of Cryptosporidium parvum subtypes in calves in eastern United StatesLihua Xiao
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Parasitol Res 100:701-6. 2007.... - Zoonotic cryptosporidiosisLihua Xiao
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector Borne, and Enteric Disease, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 52:309-23. 2008..in humans. The use of a new generation of molecular diagnostic tools is likely to produce a more complete picture of zoonotic cryptosporidiosis... - Subtype analysis of Cryptosporidium specimens from sporadic cases in Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, and Iowa in 2007: widespread occurrence of one Cryptosporidium hominis subtype and case history of an infection with the Cryptosporidium horse genotypeLihua Xiao
Division of Parasitic Disease, National Center for Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
J Clin Microbiol 47:3017-20. 2009..One previously rare Cryptosporidium hominis subtype was identified in 40 cases (70%) from all four states, and the Cryptosporidium horse genotype was identified in a pet shop employee with severe clinical symptoms... - Wide geographic distribution of Cryptosporidium bovis and the deer-like genotype in bovinesYaoyu Feng
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Vet Parasitol 144:1-9. 2007..Thus, both C. bovis and the deer-like genotype are found in all age groups of cattle in diverse geographic areas and host adaptation of C. bovis might have occurred in yaks... - A molecular biologic study of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in HIV-infected patients in Lima, PeruIrshad M Sulaiman
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Eukaryot Microbiol 50:591-6. 2003..Thus, there is a high genetic diversity of E. bieneusi in humans in Peru, and zoonotic transmission is possible if humans are in close contact with infected animals... - Mixed Cryptosporidium infections and HIVVitaliano Cama
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 12:1025-8. 2006..felis infections; 6 patients were infected with 2 Cryptosporidium spp. and 1 patient with 3 species. Mixed infections may occur more frequently than previously believed and should be considered when assessing cryptosporidiosis... - Genotypes of Cryptosporidium species infecting fur-bearing mammals differ from those of species infecting humansLing Zhou
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Building 22, Mail Stop F-12, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 70:7574-7. 2004..Thus, fur-bearing mammals in watersheds excreted host-adapted Cryptosporidium oocysts that are not known to be of significant public health importance... - Molecular characterization of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in cattle indicates that only some isolates have zoonotic potentialIrshad M Sulaiman
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Parasitol Res 92:328-34. 2004..bieneusi genotypes from humans and other domestic animals. Therefore, only some E. bieneusi isolates from cattle may be of public health importance... - Host adaptation and host-parasite co-evolution in Cryptosporidium: implications for taxonomy and public healthLihua Xiao
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Mail Stop F 12, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U S PHS DHHS, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Int J Parasitol 32:1773-85. 2002..Understanding the evolution of Cryptosporidium species is important not only for clarification of the taxonomy of the parasites but also for assessment of the public health significance of Cryptosporidium parasites from animals... - Development of a multilocus sequence typing tool for Cryptosporidium hominisWangeci Gatei
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
J Eukaryot Microbiol 53:S43-8. 2006 - Identification of a new microsporidian parasite related to Vittaforma corneae in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients from PortugalIrshad M Sulaiman
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Eukaryot Microbiol 50:586-90. 2003..Results of the study demonstrate the presence of a new human-pathogenic microsporidian species, which is responsible for significant number of infections in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients in Portugal... - Detection and differentiation of Cryptosporidium oocysts in water by PCR-RFLPLihua Xiao
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Methods Mol Biol 268:163-76. 2004..parvum contamination of surface water and the risk of cryptosporidiosis. Thus, identification of oocysts to species and genotype levels is of public health importance... - Cryptosporidium species and subtypes and clinical manifestations in children, PeruVitaliano A Cama
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 14:1567-74. 2008..genotypes or subtypes. These findings strongly suggest that Cryptosporidium spp. and subtypes are linked to different clinical manifestations in children... - Cryptosporidium genotypes in wildlife from a new york watershedYaoyu Feng
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Building 22, Mail Stop F 12, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 73:6475-83. 2007..With the exception of the cervine genotype, most genotypes were found in a limited number of animal species and have no major public health significance... - Distribution of cryptosporidium genotypes in storm event water samples from three watersheds in New YorkJianlin Jiang
Division of Parasitic Disease, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Building 22, Mail Stop F-12, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 71:4446-54. 2005..Results of this study demonstrate that molecular techniques can complement traditional detection methods by providing information on the source of contamination and the human-infective potential of Cryptosporidium oocysts found in water... - Unique Cryptosporidium population in HIV-infected persons, JamaicaWangeci Gatei
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 14:841-3. 2008..hominis and C. felis. Multilocus sequence typing indicated the presence of a homogeneous but geographically distinct C. hominis population in Jamaica... - Genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. in cattle in Michigan: implications for understanding the transmission dynamicsMichael M Peng
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Parasitol Res 90:175-80. 2003..The results of this study demonstrate the potential use of molecular methods in tracking the transmission of Cryptosporidium... - Transmission of Enterocytozoon bieneusi between a child and guinea pigsVitaliano A Cama
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Clin Microbiol 45:2708-10. 2007..The genetic uniqueness of the parasite, its wide occurrence in other guinea pigs in the community, and its absence in other children in the community suggest the possibility of zoonotic transmission of the infection to the study child... - Differences in clinical manifestations among Cryptosporidium species and subtypes in HIV-infected personsVitaliano A Cama
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector Borne and Enteric Diseases, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Infect Dis 196:684-91. 2007..parvum was associated with chronic diarrhea and vomiting. These results demonstrate that different Cryptosporidium genotypes and subtype families are linked to different clinical manifestations... - Molecular characterizations of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and Enterocytozoon in humans in Kaduna State, NigeriaBeatty V Maikai
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Exp Parasitol 131:452-6. 2012..and G. duodenalis while zoonotic transmissions may also play a role in the transmission of E. bieneusi in humans in Kaduna State, Nigeria... - Unique endemicity of cryptosporidiosis in children in KuwaitIrshad M Sulaiman
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Building 22, Mail Stop F-12, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, USA
J Clin Microbiol 43:2805-9. 2005..Thus, the transmission of cryptosporidiosis in Kuwaiti children differed significantly from other tropical countries... - Multilocus sequence typing and genetic structure of Cryptosporidium hominis from children in Kolkata, IndiaWangeci Gatei
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Infect Genet Evol 7:197-205. 2007..The significance of the diverse MLST within C. hominis in relation to geographical and temporal factors and clinical manifestations of disease warrants further investigations... - The epidemiology of intestinal microsporidiosis in patients with HIV/AIDS in Lima, PeruCaryn Bern
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
J Infect Dis 191:1658-64. 2005..0001), no ART (P<.0001), and cryptosporidiosis (P=.004) but not with microsporidiosis (P=.48). Our data suggest the possibility of zoonotic E. bieneusi transmission and an association with poor sanitary conditions... - Molecular characterisation of species and genotypes of Cryptosporidium and Giardia and assessment of zoonotic transmissionLihua Xiao
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Int J Parasitol 38:1239-55. 2008..As molecular data accumulate, our understanding of the role of zoonotic transmission in epidemiology and clinical manifestations is becoming clearer... - Detection of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in water sample concentrates by real-time PCRWenli Yang
National Center for Zoonotic, Vector Borne and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 75:3477-83. 2009..5 ml of packed pellets from water samples concentrated by Envirocheck filters. Thus, this real-time PCR may provide a detection method alternative to the traditional mouse assay and microscopy... - Cryptosporidium source tracking in the Potomac River watershedWenli Yang
National Center for Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 74:6495-504. 2008..The genotyping results suggest that many of the Cryptosporidium oocysts in the water treatment plant source waters were from old calves and adult cattle and might not pose a significant risk to human health... - Three drinking-water-associated cryptosporidiosis outbreaks, Northern IrelandScott Glaberman
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 8:631-3. 2002..Subgenotyping analyses indicate that two predominant subgenotypes were associated with these outbreaks and had been circulating in the community... - Distribution of Giardia duodenalis genotypes and subgenotypes in raw urban wastewater in Milwaukee, WisconsinIrshad M Sulaiman
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 70:3776-80. 2004..A high degree of genetic polymorphism was evident within the assemblage B cluster, with 10 distinct subgenotypes identified, eight of which have not been reported before... - Development of procedures for direct extraction of Cryptosporidium DNA from water concentrates and for relief of PCR inhibitorsJianlin Jiang
Division of Parasitic Disease, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mail Stop F-12, 4770 Buford Hwy, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 71:1135-41. 2005.... - PCR-mediated recombination between Cryptosporidium spp. of lizards and snakesLing Zhou
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Eukaryot Microbiol 50:563-5. 2003..serpentis, C. saurophilum and the unnamed Cryptosporidium sp. Thus, care should be taken to eliminate PCR artifacts when determining the presence of genetic recombination or interpreting results of population genetic studies... - Molecular characterization of the Cryptosporidium parvum IOWA isolate kept in different laboratoriesVitaliano A Cama
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
J Eukaryot Microbiol 53:S40-2. 2006 - Population genetic analysis of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in humansWei Li
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Int J Parasitol 42:287-93. 2012..The formation of the two sub-populations was confirmed by STRUCTURE and Wright's fixation index (FST) analyses. The data highlight the power of MLST in understanding the epidemiology of E. bieneusi... - Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in native breeds of cattle in Kaduna State, NigeriaBeatty V Maikai
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Vet Parasitol 178:241-5. 2011..bovis and C. ryanae (p=0.022). The absence of zoonotic Cryptosporidium parvum in the calves studied suggests that native breeds of cattle may not be important in the transmission of human cryptosporidiosis in Kaduna State, Nigeria... - Longitudinal analysis of cryptosporidium species-specific immunoglobulin G antibody responses in Peruvian childrenJeffrey W Priest
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Clin Vaccine Immunol 13:123-31. 2006..parvum antigens. Antibody responses were not associated with infections with either Cyclospora sp. or Giardia sp. We believe the antibody assays will be important tools for monitoring the success of future public health interventions... - Triosephosphate isomerase gene characterization and potential zoonotic transmission of Giardia duodenalisIrshad M Sulaiman
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3717, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 9:1444-52. 2003..These data confirm that G. duodenalis from certain animals can potentially infect humans and should be useful in the detection, differentiation, and taxonomy of Giardia spp... - An evaluation of molecular diagnostic tools for the detection and differentiation of human-pathogenic Cryptosporidium sppJianlin Jiang
Division of Parasitic Disease, National Center for Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
J Eukaryot Microbiol 50:542-7. 2003..Thus, a thorough understanding of the strength and weakness of each technique is needed when using molecular diagnostic tool in epidemiological investigations of human cryptosporidiosis... - Cyclospora papionis, Cryptosporidium hominis, and human-pathogenic Enterocytozoon bieneusi in captive baboons in KenyaWei Li
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Building 23, Mail Stop D 66, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Clin Microbiol 49:4326-9. 2011..Most C. hominis subtypes and E. bieneusi genotypes found have been detected in humans in the area, suggesting that cross-species transmission of cryptosporidiosis and microsporidiosis is possible... - Molecular epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis in children in MalawiMichael M Peng
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Eukaryot Microbiol 50:557-9. 2003..The high intraspecific variation and existence of genetic recombination were probably results of high transmission of cryptosporidiosis in this area... - Enhanced expression of a recombinant malaria candidate vaccine in Escherichia coli by codon optimizationZhiyong Zhou
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Chamblee, GA 30341, USA
Protein Expr Purif 34:87-94. 2004..Thus, codon optimization significantly increases the yield of P. falciparum candidate vaccines in the E. coli expression system... - Cryptosporidium species and genotypes in HIV-positive patients in Lima, PeruVitaliano A Cama
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Eukaryot Microbiol 50:531-3. 2003..5%) were also found. These findings indicate that C. hominis is the predominant species in Peruvian HIV-positive persons, and that zoonotic Cryptosporidium spp. account for about 30% of cryptosporidiosis in these patients... - Development, characterization and immunogenicity of a multi-stage, multi-valent Plasmodium falciparum vaccine antigen (FALVAC-1A) expressed in Escherichia coliZhiyong Zhou
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Hum Vaccin 2:14-23. 2006..falciparum parasites as demonstrated by inhibition of sporozoite invasion, antibody dependent cellular inhibition and the immunofluorescence assay... - Epidemiologic and environmental investigation of a recreational water outbreak caused by two genotypes of Cryptosporidium parvum in Ohio in 2000Els Mathieu
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 71:582-9. 2004..parvum genotypes (human and bovine), underscores the need for concerted action to improve public health policies for recreational water facilities and enhanced education regarding the potential for disease transmission through pools... - High intragenotypic diversity of Giardia duodenalis in dairy cattle on three farmsYaoyu Feng
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Parasitol Res 103:87-92. 2008..The zoonotic potential of bovine G. duodenalis needs to be further studied by extensive characterization of assemblage A specimens at the subtype level... - Genetic variations in the internal transcribed spacer and mitochondrial small subunit rRNA gene of Naegleria sppLing Zhou
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Eukaryot Microbiol 50:522-6. 2003..These data should be useful in the development of molecular tools for rapid species differentiation and genotyping of Naegleria spp... - Molecular phylogeny and evolutionary relationships of Cryptosporidium parasites at the actin locusIrshad M Sulaiman
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
J Parasitol 88:388-94. 2002..andersoni, C. muris, and C. serpentis formed the first major group, whereas isolates of all other species, as well as various C. parvum genotypes, formed the second major group. Intragenotype variations were low or absent at this locus... - Molecular surveillance of Cryptosporidium spp. in raw wastewater in Milwaukee: implications for understanding outbreak occurrence and transmission dynamicsLing Zhou
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
J Clin Microbiol 41:5254-7. 2003.... - Characterization of a Cryptosporidium parvum gene encoding a protein with homology to long chain fatty acid synthetaseLeonardo Camero
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, GA 30341, USA
J Eukaryot Microbiol 50:534-8. 2003..These results suggest that the fatty acyl-CoA synthetase may be a useful target in the development of selective inhibitors and immunologic interventions against C. parvum... - Detection and differentiation of Cryptosporidium parasites that are pathogenic for humans by real-time PCRJosef R Limor
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
J Clin Microbiol 40:2335-8. 2002..We evaluated and validated the test using samples from presently known Cryptosporidium parasites that are pathogenic for humans. This technique provides an alternative molecular tool in epidemiologic studies of human cryptosporidiosis... - Outbreak of cryptosporidiosis associated with a man-made chlorinated lake--Tarrant County, Texas, 2008Paul T Cantey
Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Environ Health 75:14-9. 2012..This same collaborative effort will be needed to develop and maintain an effective national Model Aquatic Health Code... - Host-adapted Cryptosporidium spp. in Canada geese (Branta canadensis)Ling Zhou
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Building 22, Mail Stop F-12, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 70:4211-5. 2004..hominis. The results of this study indicate that Canada geese might only serve as accidental carriers of cryptosporidia infectious to humans and probably play a minor role in the animal-to-human transmission cycle of the pathogen... - Molecular characterization of microsporidia indicates that wild mammals Harbor host-adapted Enterocytozoon spp. as well as human-pathogenic Enterocytozoon bieneusiIrshad M Sulaiman
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 69:4495-501. 2003..However, there are also host-adapted Enterocytozoon genotypes in wildlife, which may represent species different from E. bieneusi and have no apparent public health significance. This is the first report of E. bieneusi in wildlife... - Cryptosporidiosis associated with ozonated apple ciderBrian G Blackburn
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 12:684-6. 2006..Because ozonation was insufficient in preventing this outbreak, its use in rendering apple cider safe for drinking is questioned... - Identity and public health potential of Cryptosporidium spp. in water buffalo calves in EgyptSaid Amer
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA, USA Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kafr El Sheikh University, Kafe El Sheikh, Egypt
Vet Parasitol 191:123-7. 2013..The prevailing occurrence of C. ryanae and the subtype family IId of C. parvum and the absence of C. bovis and C. andersoni represent some features of Cryptosporidium transmission in water buffaloes in Egypt... - Adjuvants and malaria vaccine developmentLihua Xiao
Molecular Vaccine Section, Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Centers for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Chem Immunol 80:343-65. 2002 - Comment on zoonoses in the bedroomSusan P Montgomery
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 17:1340. 2011..The bloodborne protozoan that causes Chagas disease is transmitted not by contact with an infected mammal but by contact with a vector insect that has bitten an infected mammal (2)... - Occurrence and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in mammals and reptiles at the Lisbon ZooMargarida Alves
, , Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Rua da Junqueira n 96, 1349-008, Lisboa, Portugal
Parasitol Res 97:108-12. 2005..The present work reports a new Cryptosporidium genotype in a black wildebeest and the first finding of the Cryptosporidium mouse genotype in a ruminant... - Cryptosporidiosis associated with animal contactsMirjana Stantic-Pavlinic
Institute of Public Health of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Wien Klin Wochenschr 115:125-7. 2003..These data indicate that genetic heterogeneity in C. parvum bovine genotype exists in a localized area and that farm animals can be a source of infection... - Cryptosporidium hominis n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) from Homo sapiensUna M Morgan-Ryan
Division of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150
J Eukaryot Microbiol 49:433-40. 2002..Based on biological and molecular data, this Cryptosporidium infecting the intestine of humans is proposed to be a new species Cryptosporidium hominis n. sp... - Identification of novel Cryptosporidium genotypes from the Czech RepublicUna Ryan
Division of Health Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia
Appl Environ Microbiol 69:4302-7. 2003..Analysis expanded the host range of accepted species and identified several novel genotypes, including horse, Eurasian woodcock, rabbit, and cervid genotypes... - Cryptosporidium bovis n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in cattle (Bos taurus)Ronald Fayer
Environmental Microbial Safety Laboratory, Animal and Natural Resources Institute Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, USA
J Parasitol 91:624-9. 2005..Based on these biological and molecular data, we consider this highly prevalent Cryptosporidium that infects primarily postweaned calves to be a new species and propose the name Cryptosporidium bovis n. sp. for this parasite... - Identification of the cryptosporidium pig genotype in a human patientLihua Xiao
J Infect Dis 185:1846-8. 2002 - Distribution of Cryptosporidium subtypes in humans and domestic and wild ruminants in PortugalMargarida Alves
, , Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Rua da Junqueira, 96, 1349-008, Lisboa, Portugal
Parasitol Res 99:287-92. 2006..The high overall parasite diversity and high percentage of C. hominis infections attributable to Ib and C. parvum infections to IId represent unique characteristics of Cryptosporidium transmission in humans in Portugal... - Subgenotype analysis of Cryptosporidium isolates from humans, cattle, and zoo ruminants in PortugalMargarida Alves
Unidade de Protozoários Oportunistas VIH e Outras Protozooses, Unidade de Parasitologia e Microbiologia Médicas UPMM, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 1349 008 Lisbon, Portugal
J Clin Microbiol 41:2744-7. 2003..One new allele was found (IId), and one (IIb) had only been found in Portugal. Isolates from cattle and wild ruminants clustered in two alleles. In contrast, human isolates clustered in seven alleles, showing extensive allelic diversity... - Direct comparison of selected methods for genetic categorisation of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis speciesRachel M Chalmers
Cryptosporidium Reference Unit, NPHS Microbiology Swansea, Singleton Hospital, Swansea SA2 8QA, UK
Int J Parasitol 35:397-410. 2005.... - Molecular characterization of the Cryptosporidium cervine genotype from a sika deer (Cervus nippon Temminck) in Zhengzhou, China and literature reviewRongjun Wang
The College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, People s Republic of China
Parasitol Res 103:865-9. 2008..1-99.8%, 9.8%, 99.7%, and 100% at the 18S rRNA, HSP70, actin, and COWP loci, respectively. This study is the first report of Cryptosporidium infection in sika deer in China... - Genotypes of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in mammals in PortugalMaria L Lobo
, UPMM, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, 96, 1349-008 Lisboa, Portugal
J Eukaryot Microbiol 53:S61-4. 2006 - Prevalence and age-related variation of Cryptosporidium species and genotypes in dairy calvesMonica Santin
Environmental Microbial Safety Laboratory, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Building 173, BARC East, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
Vet Parasitol 122:103-17. 2004..This finding also indicates that persons handling or otherwise exposed to calves under 2 months of age are at greater risk of zoonotic infection from Cryptosporidium than the risk of infection from exposure to older calves... - Specific and genotypic identification of Cryptosporidium from a broad range of host species by nonisotopic SSCP analysis of nuclear ribosomal DNAAaron R Jex
Department of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Electrophoresis 28:2818-25. 2007..Although applied herein to pSSU, this low cost approach should be applicable to a wide range of genetic loci for population genetic investigations of Cryptosporidium... - Genotypes and subtypes of Cryptosporidium spp. in neonatal calves in Northern IrelandHeather P Thompson
School of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Life and Health Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK
Parasitol Res 100:619-24. 2007..This work demonstrates the utility of genotyping and subtyping tools in characterizing the transmission of Cryptosporidium spp. in calves and humans... - The population structure of the Cryptosporidium parvum population in Scotland: a complex pictureLiam J Morrison
Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre, 120 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
Infect Genet Evol 8:121-9. 2008..Thus, the population structure of C. parvum is complex, with sub-populations differing in structure and being influenced by host movements, including the introduction of novel multilocus genotypes from geographically distinct regions... - Molecular and biological characterization of a Cryptosporidium molnari-like isolate from a guppy (Poecilia reticulata)Una Ryan
Division of Health Sciences, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia
Appl Environ Microbiol 70:3761-5. 2004..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... - Cryptosporidium fayeri n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) from the Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus)Una M Ryan
School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Division of Health Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Perth, WA 6150, Australia
J Eukaryot Microbiol 55:22-6. 2008..64%-97.88% similarity) from C. parvum. Based on biological and molecular data, this Cryptosporidium infecting marsupials is proposed to be a new species Cryptosporidium fayeri n. sp... - Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. from children in Kolkata, IndiaPradeep Das
Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Agam Kuan, Patna 800 007, India
J Clin Microbiol 44:4246-9. 2006..hominis, 4 were positive for C. parvum, and 1 was positive for C. felis. This study clearly suggests that cryptosporidiosis in this region is caused largely by anthroponotic transmission... - Infectivity, pathogenicity, and genetic characteristics of mammalian gastric Cryptosporidium spp. in domestic ruminantsMartin Kvac
Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Vet Parasitol 153:363-7. 2008..Histopathological changes were characterized by dilatation and epithelial metaplasia of infected gastric glands with no significant inflammatory responses in the lamina propria... - Cryptosporidium muris, a rodent pathogen, recovered from a human in PerúCarol J Palmer
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 9:1174-6. 2003..We report the first case of C. muris in a human in the Western Hemisphere. This species may be an emerging zoonotic pathogen capable of infecting humans... - Multilocus phylogenetic analysis of Cryptosporidium andersoni (Apicomplexa) isolated from a bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) in ChinaRongjun Wang
The College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, The People s Republic of China
Parasitol Res 102:915-20. 2008..Thus, the C. andersoni isolates from the bactrian camel were biologically similar to most bovine C. andersoni isolates characterized so far, but are different from bovine isolates from Japan...