There has been an explosion of descriptions of new species of Cryptosporidium during the
last two decades. This has been accompanied by confusion regarding the criteria for species …

Cryptosporidium is increasingly recognized as one of the major causes of moderate to
severe diarrhoea in developing countries. With treatment options limited, control relies on …

Giardia duodenalis (syn. Giardia lamblia and Giardia intestinalis) is a common intestinal
parasite of humans and mammals worldwide. Assessing the zoonotic transmission of the …

Giardia duodenalis is a widespread parasite of mammalian species, including humans. Due
to its invariant morphology, investigation on aspects such as host specificity and …

The protozoan parasites Cryptosporidium and Giardia are significant causes of diarrhoea
worldwide and are responsible for numerous waterborne and foodborne outbreaks of diseases…

Cryptosporidium species differ in host range. Parasite–host coevolution, host adaptation,
and geographic segregation have led to the formation of subtype families with unique …

Isolates of Cryptosporidium from the Czech Republic were characterized from a variety of
different hosts using sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the 18S ribosomal DNA and the …

In developed nations, monitoring for drug-induced liver injury through serial measurements
of serum transaminases [aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (…

Factors involved in the transmission of human cryptosporidiosis are difficult to examine using
conventional methods. The use of molecular tools has been helpful in the assessment of …

To assess the genetic diversity and evolution of Cryptosporidium parasites, the partial ssrRNA,
actin, and 70kDa heat shock protein (HSP70) genes of 15 new Cryptosporidium parasites …