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Cryptosporidium fragile

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Cryptosporidium fragile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Family: Cryptosporidiidae
Genus: Cryptosporidium
Species:
C. fragile
Binomial name
Cryptosporidium fragile
Jirků, 2008[1]

Cryptosporidium fragile is a parasite which infects amphibians.[2] The oocysts have an irregular, shape (subspherical to elliptical) and surface.[3] The developing parasite is found in the gastric epithelial cells.[3]

It was first discovered in a black-spined toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) originating from Malaysia.[4] C. fragile is not associated with disease in humans.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Certad, G; Osman, M; Benamrouz, S (2016). "Chapter 20: Pathogenesis of Cryptosporidium in humans". In Singh, SK (ed.). Human Emerging and Re-emerging Infections. John Wiley & Sons. p. 375. ISBN 9781118644843.
  2. ^ Kváč, M; McEvoy, J; Stenger, B; Clark, M (2014). "Chapter 5: Cryptosporidiosis in other vertebrates. 5.2.1: Anura". In Cacciò, SM; Widmer, G (eds.). Cryptosporidium: parasite and disease. Vienna: Springer Vienna. p. 239. ISBN 978-3-7091-1562-6.
  3. ^ a b Jirků, M; Valigurová, A; Koudela, B; Krízek, J; Modrý, D; Slapeta, J (June 2008). "New species of Cryptosporidium Tyzzer, 1907 (Apicomplexa) from amphibian host: morphology, biology and phylogeny". Folia Parasitologica. 55 (2): 81–94. doi:10.14411/fp.2008.011. PMID 18666410.Open access icon
  4. ^ Pessier, AP (2014). "Chapter 21: Infectious diseases of amphibians: It isn't just Redleg anymore". In Mader, DR; Divers, SJ (eds.). Current therapy in reptile medicine & surgery. pp. 246–254. ISBN 978-1-4557-0893-2.