Table 3.
Diversity, frequency, and main molecular features of Cryptosporidium spp. sequences at the ssu rRNA locus in infected symptomatic and asymptomatic children in Zambézia province, Mozambique. GenBank accession numbers are provided.
| Species | No. of Isolates | Reference Sequence | Stretch | Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms | GenBank ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. hominis | 2 | AF108865 | 608–979 | None | MW563962 |
| 1 | AF108865 | 540–952 | C607T, 697Del_T 1 | MW563963 | |
| 1 | AF108865 | 622–956 | A808R, G905R | MW563964 | |
| C. parvum | 1 | AF112571 | 573–997 | A646G, T649G, 686_689DelTAAT 1, A691T, C795Y, A892R | MW563965 |
| 1 | AF112571 | 630–997 | A646G, T649G, 686_689DelTAAT 1, A691T, C795Y, T837W, A892R | MW563966 2 | |
| 1 | AF112571 | 539–1,025 | A646G, T649G, 686_690DelTAATT 1, A691T, A892G | MW563967 | |
| 1 | AF112571 | 655–985 | Unknown 3 | – | |
| C. felis | 3 | AF108862 | 631–980 | 661InsT 4, T670A, 700DelT 1 | MW563968 |
| 1 | 648–987 | 661InsT, T670A,700DelT 1, 824InsT 4 | MW563969 | ||
| C. viatorum | 1 | KX174309 | 290–762 | None | MW563970 |
1 Nucleotide(s) deletion. 2 Symptomatic child. 3 Sequence of insufficient quality to accurately determine the presence of potential single nucleotide polymorphisms. 4 Nucleotide insertion.