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. 1997 Jul;63(7):2925–2927. doi: 10.1128/aem.63.7.2925-2927.1997

Cryptosporidium sp. Infections in Green Turtles, Chelonia mydas, as a Potential Source of Marine Waterborne Oocysts in the Hawaiian Islands

T K Graczyk, G H Balazs, T Work, A A Aguirre, D M Ellis, S Murakawa, R Morris
PMCID: PMC1389213  PMID: 16535658

Abstract

For the first time, Cryptosporidium sp. oocysts were identified in fecal and intestinal samples from free-ranging marine turtles, Chelonia mydas, from the Hawaiian Islands. The oocysts produced positive reactions with commercial test kits recommended for the detection of human-infectious waterborne oocysts of Cryptosporidium parvum.

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