Microscopic and Molecular Detection of Cryptosporidium andersoni and Cryptosporidium xiaoi in Wastewater Samples of Tehran Prov-ince, Iran

Background: As a waterborne pathogen, Cryptosporidium is one of the most common causes of gastroenteritis in human and hoofed livestock animals. This study aimed to investigate the distribution of Cryptosporidium spp. in human and livestock wastewaters in Iran, by the 18S rRNA sequence analysis. M...

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Main Authors: Kareem HATAM-NAHAVANDI, Mehdi MOHEBALI, Amir-Hossein MAHVI, Hossein KESHAVARZ, Hamid-Reza NAJAFIAN, Hamed MIRJALALI, Sasan REZAEI, Mostafa REZAEIAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/1349