Development of a Subtyping Tool for Zoonotic Pathogen <i>Cryptosporidium canis</i>
Wen Jiang, Dawn M. Roellig, Yaqiong Guo, Na Li, Yaoyu Feng, Lihua Xiao
Abstract
between dogs and humans in a household was confirmed using the subtyping tool. The subtyping tool and data generated in this study might improve our understanding of the transmission of this zoonotic pathogen.
Topics & Concepts
SubtypingCryptosporidiumBiologyCanisAmpliconZoonosisPathogenTransmission (telecommunications)Phylogenetic treeMolecular epidemiologyVirologyGeneticsMicrobiologyPolymerase chain reactionGenotypeGeneEcologyFecesElectrical engineeringComputer scienceEngineeringProgramming languageParasitic Infections and DiagnosticsViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology