Cryptosporidiosis caused by two distinct species in Russian tortoises and a pancake tortoise

Cryptosporidiosis in squamates is well documented, but there is very limited information available on cryptosporidiosis in testudines. We describe three cases of cryptosporidiosis in tortoises with associated pathology. Two Russian tortoises ( Agrionemys [ Testudo] horsfieldii) and a pancake tortois...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Veterinary parasitology 2010-05, Vol.170 (1), p.14-19
Hauptverfasser:	Griffin, Chris, Reavill, Drury R., Stacy, Brian A., Childress, April L., Wellehan, James F.X.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agrionemys horsfieldii animal diseases Animals Base Sequence case studies cryptosporidiosis Cryptosporidiosis - parasitology Cryptosporidiosis - veterinary Cryptosporidium Cryptosporidium - genetics Cryptosporidium - isolation & purification DNA, Protozoan - chemistry DNA, Protozoan - genetics Fatal Outcome Female Gastrointestinal Diseases - parasitology Gastrointestinal Diseases - veterinary Histocytochemistry - veterinary histopathology Malacochersus tornieri Male Molecular Sequence Data nucleotide sequences Pancake tortoise Phylogeny polymerase chain reaction Polymerase Chain Reaction - veterinary RNA, Ribosomal, 18S - chemistry RNA, Ribosomal, 18S - genetics Russian tortoise sequence analysis Sequence Analysis, DNA Testudinidae tortoises Turtles - parasitology
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