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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, June 2006, p. 4461-4463, Vol. 72, No. 6
0099-2240/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.00370-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Prevalence and Identity of Cryptosporidium spp. in Pig Slurry

Lihua Xiao,1* John E. Moore,2 Ukeme Ukoh,1 Wangeci Gatei,1 Colm J. Lowery,3 Thomas M. Murphy,4 James S. G. Dooley,3 B. Cherie Millar,2 Paul J. Rooney,2 and Juluri R. Rao5

Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341,1 Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom,2 School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom,3 Department of Parasitology, Department of Agriculture and Food, Central Veterinary Laboratory, Dublin, Ireland,4 Applied Plant Science Research Division, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom5

Received 15 February 2006/ Accepted 29 March 2006

Cryptosporidium spp. were detected in 25 of 56 pig slurry samples from 33 Irish farms by PCR and DNA sequencing. The organisms detected included C. suis, Cryptosporidium pig genotype II, and C. muris. We concluded that Cryptosporidium oocysts can persist in treated slurry and potentially contaminate surface water through improper discharge or uncontrolled runoff.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mail Stop F12, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341. Phone: (770) 488-4840. Fax: (770) 488-4454. E-mail: lxiao{at}cdc.gov.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, June 2006, p. 4461-4463, Vol. 72, No. 6
0099-2240/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.00370-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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