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<p>One of the most important aquatic parasites in industrialized countries, <italic>Cryptosporidium</italic> spp., is a major cause of diarrheal disease in humans and animals worldwide. The contingent evolution of cryptosporidia with hosts, host adaptation, and geographic variation contributed to the creation of species subtypes, thereby shaping their population genetic structures. Multilocus typing tools for population genetic characterizations of transmission dynamics and delineation of mechanisms for the emergence of virulent subtypes have played an important role in improving our understanding of the transmission of this parasite. However, to better understand the significance of different subtypes with clinical disease manifestations and transmission risks, a large number of samples and preferably from different geographical areas need to be analyzed. This review provides an analysis of genetic variation through multilocus sequence typing, provides an overview of subtypes, typing gene markers for <italic>Cryptosporidium parvum, Cryptosporidium hominis, Cryptosporidium muris</italic> and <italic>Cryptosporidium andersoni</italic> genotypes and an overview of the hosts of these parasites.</p>
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One of the most important aquatic parasites in industrialized countries, Cryptosporidium spp., is a major cause of diarrheal disease in humans and animals worldwide. The contingent evolution of cryptosporidia with hosts, host adaptation, and geographic variation contributed to the creation of species subtypes, thereby shaping their population genetic structures. Multilocus typing tools for population genetic characterizations of transmission dynamics and delineation of mechanisms for the emergence of virulent subtypes have played an important role in improving our understanding of the transmission of this parasite. However, to better understand the significance of different subtypes with clinical disease manifestations and transmission risks, a large number of samples and preferably from different geographical areas need to be analyzed. This review provides an analysis of genetic variation through multilocus sequence typing, provides an overview of subtypes, typing gene markers for Cryptosporidium parvum, Cryptosporidium hominis, Cryptosporidium muris and Cryptosporidium andersoni genotypes and an overview of the hosts of these parasites.

Multilocus Sequence Typing as a Useful Tool for the Study of the Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of <italic>Cryptosporidium</italic> Spp.

University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy

Folia Veterinaria

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Multilocus Sequence Typing as a Useful Tool for the Study of the Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of  Spp.

One of the most important aquatic parasites in industrialized countries, Cryptosporidium spp., is a major cause of diarrheal disease in humans and animals...

Multilocus Sequence Typing as a Useful Tool for the Study of the Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Cryptosporidium Spp.

Published Online: Mar 19, 2023

Page range: 51 - 59

Received: Nov 16, 2022

Accepted: Jan 16, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fv-2023-0006

Keywords
Multilocus Sequence Typing MLST, PCR

© 2023 M. Sučik et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Multilocus Sequence Typing as a Useful Tool for the Study of the Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Cryptosporidium Spp.

Published Online: Mar 19, 2023

Page range: 51 - 59

Received: Nov 16, 2022

Accepted: Jan 16, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fv-2023-0006

KeywordsMultilocus Sequence Typing MLST, PCR

© 2023 M. Sučik et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Multilocus Sequence Typing MLST, PCR