Volume 4, Number 4—December 1998
Dispatch
Differentiating Human from Animal Isolates of Cryptosporidium parvum
Table 1
Source | Isolate | Host | Restriction pattern | Sequence type |
---|---|---|---|---|
1993 Milwaukee | HM3 | Huma | Hum | Humb |
1993 Milwaukee | HM5 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
1993 Milwaukee | HM7 | Hum | Hum | NDc |
1995 Florida | HFL1 | Hum | Hum | Humb |
1995 Florida | HFL5 | Hum | Hum | Humb |
1995 Florida | HFL6 | Hum | Hum | ND |
1995 Atlanta | HGA1 | Hum | Hum | Humb |
1995 Atlanta | HGA4 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
1995 Atlanta | HGA5 | Hum | Hum | ND |
1995 Atlanta | HGA6 | Hum | Hum | ND |
1996 Canada | HCAN9 | Hum | Bovd | Bovb |
1995 Canada | NC30 | Hum | Hum | ND |
1994 Nevada | HCNV2 | Hum | Hum | ND |
1994 Nevada | HCNV4 | Hum | Hum | ND |
1997 Pennsylvania | PA41 | Hum | Bov | Bovb |
1997 Pennsylvania | PA46 | Hum | Bov | Bovb |
1997 HIV-Guatemala | HGMO7 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
1997 HIV-Guatemala | HGMO8 | Hum | Hum | ND |
1997 HIV-Guatemala | HGMO9 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
1997 HIV-Guatemala | HGMO10 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
1997 Minnesota | HMOB1 | Hum | Bov | Hum |
1997 Minnesota | HMOB3 | Hum | Bov | Bov |
1997 Minnesota | HMOB4 | Hum | Bov | Bov |
1997 Minnesota | HMOB5 | Hum | Bov | Bov |
1997 HIV-New Orleans | HNO2 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
1997 HIV-New Orleans | HNO3 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
1997 HIV-New Orleans | HNO4 | Hum | Hum | ND |
1997 HIV-New Orleans | HNO5 | Hum | Bov | Bov |
1997 HIV-New Orleans | HNO6 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
1997 HIV-New Orleans | HNO7 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
1997 HIV-New Orleans | HNO8 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
1997 HIV-New Orleans | HNO10 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
1997 HIV-New Orleans | HNO11 | Hum | Bov | ND |
1997 HIV-New Orleans | HNO12 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
1997 HIV-New Orleans | HNO13 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
1997 HIV-New Orleans | HNO14 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
1997 HIV-New Orleans | HNO15 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
1997 HIV-New Orleans | HNO16 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
1997 HIV-New Orleans | HNO17 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
1997 HIV-New Orleans | HNO18 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
1997 HIV-New Orleans | HNO19 | Hum | Hum | ND |
1997 India | HIND4 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
1997 India | HIND5 | Hum | Hum | ND |
1998 Washington State | HWA1 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
1998 Washington State | HWA2 | Hum | Hum | ND |
1998 Washington State | HWA3 | Hum | Hum | ND |
1998 Washington State | HWA4 | Hum | Hum | ND |
1998 Washington State | HWA5 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
1998 Washington State | HWA6 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
1998 Washington State | HWA7 | Hum | Hum | Hum |
aHum=human
bSequencing data reported earlier (14)
cND= Not done.
dBov=bovine.
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