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Cryptosporidium species in water concentrates by both filtration and flocculation-based methods
| Cryptosporidium species | Major known host | Pathogenic in humans? | No. of samples positive | No. of positive PCR resultsa |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filtration | CCF | ||||
| C. andersoni | Cattle | Rarely | 14 | 5 | 21 |
| C. suis | Pigs | Rarely | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| C. baileyi | Birds | No | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| C. hominis | Humans | Yes | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| C. meleagridis | Birds | Yes | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Total number of positive PCR results in five replicate analyses of each sample.
