Volume 8, Number 3—March 2002
Research
Novel Cryptosporidium Genotypes in Sporadic Cryptosporidiosis Cases: First Report of Human Infections with a Cervine Genotype
Corinne S. L. Ong*†
, Diane L. Eisler*, Alireza Alikhani*, Vicki W. K. Fung*, Joan Tomblin‡, William R. Bowie*, and Judith L. Isaac-Renton*†
, Diane L. Eisler*, Alireza Alikhani*, Vicki W. K. Fung*, Joan Tomblin‡, William R. Bowie*, and Judith L. Isaac-Renton*†Table
Analysis of Cryptosporidium isolates collected from 1995 to 1999 from sporadic cases in British Columbia, Canada
| Selected isolates | Genotype | RLFP loci | Genes sequenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| TK386 | Human | ITS1 | 18S |
| TK303 | Human | ITS1 | 18S |
| TK324 | Human | ITS1 | 18S, COWP |
| DE340 | Human | ITS1 | 18S |
| MH205 | Cervine | ITS1, COWP | 18S, COWP |
| TK320 | Cervine | ITS1 | 18S, COWP |
| DE302 | Cervine | ITS1 | 18S |
| MH222 | C. meleagridis | ITS1 | 18S |
| CS33 | C. meleagridis | ITS1, COWP | 18S |
| VF383 | Other novel | ITS1 | 18S |
| TK348 | Other novel | ITS1 | 18S |
RFLP = restriction fragment length polymorphism; ITS1 = internal transcribed spacer 1; COWP = Cryptosporidium oocyst wall protein.
