Unusual Cryptosporidium genotypes in human cases of diarrhea

Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Nov;14(11):1800-2. doi: 10.3201/eid1411.080239.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Cryptosporidiosis / complications
  • Cryptosporidiosis / epidemiology
  • Cryptosporidiosis / microbiology*
  • Cryptosporidium / classification
  • Cryptosporidium / genetics*
  • Cryptosporidium / isolation & purification
  • Diarrhea / epidemiology
  • Diarrhea / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Genes, rRNA / genetics
  • Genotype
  • HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / genetics
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Oocysts
  • Phylogeny
  • Protozoan Proteins / genetics
  • RNA, Protozoan / genetics
  • Ribosome Subunits, Small / genetics
  • United Kingdom / epidemiology

Substances

  • HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins
  • Protozoan Proteins
  • RNA, Protozoan

Associated data

  • GENBANK/EU437411
  • GENBANK/EU437412
  • GENBANK/EU437413
  • GENBANK/EU437414
  • GENBANK/EU437415
  • GENBANK/EU437416
  • GENBANK/EU437417
  • GENBANK/EU437418