• Biology, Medicine
• Published in Experimental parasitology 2009
• DOI:10.1016/j.exppara.2008.10.016

Cryptosporidium fayeri: diversity within the GP60 locus of isolates from different marsupial hosts.

@article{Power2009CryptosporidiumFD,
  title={Cryptosporidium fayeri: diversity within the GP60 locus of isolates from different marsupial hosts.},
  author={Michelle L. Power and Cristel Cheung-Kwok-Sang and Martin A. Slade and Sally L. Williamson},
  journal={Experimental parasitology},
  year={2009},
  volume={121 3},
  pages={
          219-23
        }
}

• Michelle L. Power, Cristel Cheung-Kwok-Sang, +1 author Sally L. Williamson

The highly polymorphic 60 kDa glycoprotein (GP60) of Cryptosporidium is an important tool for investigating the epidemiology of this parasite. Characterization of the GP60 gene has only been performed for 3 of the 20 known Cryptosporidium species, and has already enabled sub-typing and source tracking of species with human significance. We have characterised a fourth species, Cryptosporidium fayeri, at the GP60 locus using isolates (n=26) from different marsupial hosts to assess the diversity… CONTINUE READING

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