We recently developed a highly applicable method for typing of Cryptosporidium meleagridis isolates. C. meleagridis is the third most common species involved in human cryptosporidiosis, a dirrhoeal disease taking a major toll on global health.
Molecular typing of Cryptosporidium is critical to understanding transmission and identifying outbreaks. Until now, no robust method has been available for C. meleagridis.
You can read about the typing method and the results from typing of 20 C. meleagridis isolates detected in Sweden in a newly published paper in Journal of Clinical Microbiology.
Literature list
Stensvold CR, Beser J, Axén C, Lebbad M (2014). High applicability of a novel method for gp60 subtyping of Cryptosporidium meleagridis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology PMID: 24740082
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