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.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Alleles
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Animals
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Base Sequence
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Cryptosporidiosis / epidemiology
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Cryptosporidiosis / parasitology*
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Cryptosporidium / classification*
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Cryptosporidium / genetics
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Cryptosporidium parvum / classification
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Cryptosporidium parvum / genetics
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DNA, Protozoan / chemistry
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DNA, Protozoan / isolation & purification
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Diarrhea / epidemiology
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Diarrhea / parasitology
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Feces / parasitology
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
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Protozoan Proteins / chemistry
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Protozoan Proteins / genetics
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Sequence Alignment
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Sialoglycoproteins / chemistry
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Sialoglycoproteins / genetics
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Uganda / epidemiology
Substances
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DNA, Protozoan
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Protozoan Proteins
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Sialoglycoproteins
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sialoglycoprotein gp60
Associated data
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GENBANK/AY873780
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GENBANK/AY873781
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GENBANK/AY873782
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GENBANK/AY873783
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GENBANK/AY873784