| isolation of cryptosporidium andersoni kawatabi type in a slaughterhouse in the northern island of japan. | fecal samples were collected from 325 adult cattle and 108 pigs in a slaughterhouse in hokkaido, the northern island of japan. five adult cattle were found to be positive for oocysts of cryptopsoridium (1.5%). the oocysts were morphologically similar to those of cryptosporidium andersoni. the partial sequence of the 18s rrna gene of the isolate was 100% identical with that of the c. andersoni kawatabi strain. scid mice were infected after oral administration. based on the morphology of the oocys ... | 2005 | 15878239 |