TABLE 1.
Similarity in morphometric measurements of oocysts of C. parvum and C. parvum-related Cryptosporidium spp.a
Parasite | No. of oocysts measured | Length (μm)
|
Width (μm)
|
Ratio
|
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Mean | 95% CLb | Mean | 95% CL | Mean | 95% CL | ||
C. parvum | 44 | 4.85 | 0.05 | 4.39 | 0.04 | 1.11 | 0.02 |
C. hominis | 44 | 4.91 | 0.07 | 4.28 | 0.06 | 1.15 | 0.02 |
C. meleagridis | 55 | 4.93 | 0.06 | 4.40 | 0.05 | 1.12 | 0.02 |
Pig genotype I | 56 | 5.05 | 0.07 | 4.41 | 0.08 | 1.15 | 0.02 |
C. saurophilum | 20 | 4.94 | 0.13 | 4.49 | 0.14 | 1.14 | 0.03 |
Opossum genotype I | 55 | 5.26 | 0.08 | 4.38 | 0.05 | 1.20 | 0.02 |
Data are from reference 247.
95% CL, 95% confidence limits.