Multiple Unique Cryptosporidium Isolates from Three Species of Ground Squirrels ( Spermophilus beecheyi , S. beldingi , and S. lateralis ) in California
- 15 December 2010
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 76 (24), 8269-8276
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00687-10
Abstract
Phylogenetic analyses of the 18S small-subunit (SSU) rRNA and Cryptosporidium oocyst wall protein (COWP) genes indicate that multiple unique Cryptosporidium isolates are shed by separate species of Spermophilus ground squirrels ( S. beecheyi , S. beldingi , and S. lateralis ) throughout California, despite some squirrel populations' being geographically isolated. The data support our assertion that Spermophilus squirrels shed novel Cryptosporidium species.Keywords
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