Unusual Cryptosporidium genotypes in human cases of diarrhea.

ABSTRACT: Several Cryptosporidium spp. are known to infect humans, but most cases of illness are caused by Cryptosporidium hominis or C. parvum. During a long-term genotyping in the United Kingdom, we identified 3 unusual Cryptosporidium genotypes (skunk, horse, and rabbit) in human patients with diarrhea.

SUBMITTER: Robinson G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2630733 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature