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Cryptosporidium scrofarum n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in domestic pigs (Sus scrofa).
- M. Kváč, Michaela Kestřánová, +9 authors B. Sak
- Biology, Medicine
- Veterinary parasitology
- 31 January 2013
We describe the morphological, biological, and molecular characteristics of Cryptosporidium pig genotype II and propose the species name Cryptosporidium scrofarum n. sp. to reflect its prevalence in… Expand
Human Cryptosporidiosis Caused by Cryptosporidium tyzzeri and C. parvum Isolates Presumably Transmitted from Wild Mice
- Veronika Rašková, D. Květoňová, +4 authors M. Kváč
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- 24 October 2012
ABSTRACT We report a case of severe human cryptosporidiosis caused by Cryptosporidium tyzzeri and C. parvum with an unusually high frequency of liquid stools. Wild mice were the most likely source of… Expand
Cryptosporidiosis in Other Vertebrates
- M. Kváč, M. Kváč, J. McEvoy, Brianna L. S. Stenger, M. Clark
- Biology
- 2014
Cryptosporidium has adapted to a broad range of hosts in all major vertebrate classes, and the species associated with humans and livestock represent a small fraction of the diversity in the genus.… Expand
Coevolution of Cryptosporidium tyzzeri and the house mouse (Mus musculus).
- M. Kváč, J. Mcevoy, +9 authors J. Piálek
- Biology, Medicine
- International journal for parasitology
- 1 September 2013
Two house mouse subspecies occur in Europe, eastern and northern Mus musculus musculus (Mmm) and western and southern Mus musculus domesticus (Mmd). A secondary hybrid zone occurs where their ranges… Expand
Cryptosporidium galli and novel Cryptosporidium avian genotype VI in North American red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Jeba Jesudoss Chelladurai, M. Clark, +5 authors J. Mcevoy
- Biology, Medicine
- Parasitology Research
- 28 January 2016
Proventriculus and intestinal samples from 70 North American red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus; order Passeriformes) were examined for the presence of Cryptosporidium by PCR amplification… Expand
North American tree squirrels and ground squirrels with overlapping ranges host different Cryptosporidium species and genotypes.
- Brianna L. S. Stenger, M. Clark, +4 authors J. McEvoy
- Biology, Medicine
- Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of…
- 1 December 2015
Wildlife-associated Cryptosporidium are an emerging cause of cryptosporidiosis in humans. The present study was undertaken to determine the extent to which North American tree squirrels and ground… Expand
Cryptosporidium infecting wild cricetid rodents from the subfamilies Arvicolinae and Neotominae.
- Brianna L. S. Stenger, Michaela Horčičková, +10 authors J. McEvoy
- Biology, Medicine
- Parasitology
- 5 September 2017
We undertook a study on Cryptosporidium spp. in wild cricetid rodents. Fecal samples were collected from meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus), southern red-backed voles (Myodes gapperi), woodland… Expand
Highly divergent 18S rRNA gene paralogs in a Cryptosporidium genotype from eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus).
- Brianna L. S. Stenger, M. Clark, +5 authors J. McEvoy
- Biology, Medicine
- Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of…
- 1 June 2015
Cryptosporidium is an apicomplexan parasite that causes the disease cryptosporidiosis in humans, livestock, and other vertebrates. Much of the knowledge on Cryptosporidium diversity is derived from… Expand