Cryptosporidium cuniculus and Giardia duodenalis in Rabbits: Genetic Diversity and Possible Zoonotic Transmission

Weizhe Zhang; Yujuan Shen; Rongjun Wang; Aiqin Liu; Hong Ling; Yihong Li; Jianping Cao; Xiaoyun Zhang; Jing Shu; Longxian Zhang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031262

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Cryptosporidium cuniculus and Giardia duodenalis in Rabbits: Genetic Diversity and Possible Zoonotic Transmission

Weizhe Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Weizhe Zhang, Yujuan Shen

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Yujuan Shen ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Weizhe Zhang, Yujuan Shen

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ministry of Health, World Health Organization, Collaborating Centre for Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Filariasis, Shanghai, China
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Rongjun Wang,

Affiliation College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Aiqin Liu ,

* E-mail: liuaiqin1128@126.com (AL); zhanglx8999@yahoo.com.cn (LZ)

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Hong Ling,

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Yihong Li,

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Jianping Cao,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ministry of Health, World Health Organization, Collaborating Centre for Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Filariasis, Shanghai, China
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Xiaoyun Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Jing Shu,

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Longxian Zhang

* E-mail: liuaiqin1128@126.com (AL); zhanglx8999@yahoo.com.cn (LZ)

Affiliations Department of Parasitology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ministry of Health, World Health Organization, Collaborating Centre for Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Filariasis, Shanghai, China, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Cryptosporidium cuniculus and Giardia duodenalis in Rabbits: Genetic Diversity and Possible Zoonotic Transmission

Weizhe Zhang,
Yujuan Shen,
Rongjun Wang,
Aiqin Liu,
Hong Ling,
Yihong Li,
Jianping Cao,
Xiaoyun Zhang,
Jing Shu,
Longxian Zhang

Published: February 17, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031262

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