Cryptosporidium parvum
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| Cryptosporidium parvum | |
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| Image of C. parvum oocysts. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Subclass: | Coccidiasina |
| Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
| Family: | Cryptosporidiidae |
| Genus: | Cryptosporidium |
| Species: | C. parvum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptosporidium parvum |
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Cryptosporidium parvum is a protozoan parasite, is becoming a familiar cause of outbreaks of diarrhea. Is a one of several species that cause cryptosporidiosis, a parasitic disease of the mammalian intestinal tract.
