S.H.  Chen, Y.H.  Chu, J.X.  Chen, L.  Ai, Y.C.  Cai, Y.L.  , J.  Li, G.S.  He, 
    Detection of <I>Cryptosporidium </I>Species in Feces from Snakes,
    Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances,
    Volume 11,Issue 21,
    2012,
    Pages 4030-4033,
    ISSN 1680-5593,
    javaa.2012.4030.4033,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.4030.4033)
    Abstract: Cryptosporidiosis is an important gastrointestinal disease in snakes. In the current study, 143 feces samples of cobra snakes and Oriental rat-snake were examined for the presence of cryptosporidia by morphology and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Method targeting a part of the 18S ribosomal <I>RNA</I> gene. A consecutive sequencing reaction was used to identify the cryptosporidian species present in PCR-positive samples. The oocyst of <I>Cryptosporidium serpentis </I>was found in 19 out of 143 (13.29%). The results stress the importance for diagnostic methods to be specific for <I>Cryptosporidium </I>species especially in snakes.
    Keywords: Cryptosporidium serpentis;snakes;morphology;polymerase chain reaction;prevalence;sequences