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![Image: Nomarski interference contrast photomicrographs of Cryptosporidium muris from the feces of an HIV-positive human. Scale bars = five micrometers (Photo courtesy of the CDC – [US] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).](https://globetechcdn.com/mobile_labmedica/images/stories/articles/article_images/2014-02-19/GMS-046a.gif "Image: Nomarski interference contrast photomicrographs of Cryptosporidium muris from the feces of an HIV-positive human. Scale bars = five micrometers (Photo courtesy of the CDC – [US] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)."){kind=small}
Molecular Assays Developed to Differentiate Bordetella Species
Bordetella parapertussis is a causative agent of whooping cough or pertussis in humans and B. bronchiseptica causes a wide variety of respiratory infections in mammals including humans, and a specific diagnostic assay would be useful for routine use or for use in reference laboratories. More...12 Feb 2014
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