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Published on: September 14, 2019
Cryptosporidium species found in cattle: a proposal for a new species
1Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases, University of Technology-Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, New South Wales 2007, Australia. Jan.Slapeta@uts.edu.au
Abstract:
Humans and animals are infected worldwide by apicomplexan parasites of the genus Cryptosporidium. Yet, parasitologists are continuously surprised by the expanding complexity of this genus. Over the past 20 years, cattle were identified as being a reservoir host for taxa transmitted from animals to humans. However, a remarkable assemblage of species affects cattle, including both cattle-specific, in addition to a zoonotic, species. To clarify species classification, Cryptosporidium pestis n. sp. is proposed for the species formerly recognized as the "bovine genotype" of C. parvum. The observed increasing complexity of Cryptosporidium species, along with recent advances in knowledge, should be reconsidered in the context of past records, and not vice versa. In this way, the gaps in our understanding of Cryptosporidium species can be identified and addressed in a scientific manner.
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