Table 3 Summary of the strains used in this study

CIT 001

Male (83)

Human faeces

Long term hospital stay

CIT 002

Female (84)

Human faeces

End stage chronic renal disease

CIT 003

Male (65)

Human faeces

Nursing home resident. Recurring diarrhoea

CIT 004

Female (3)

Human faeces

Admitted to the hospital with diarrhoea and vomiting. Cryptosporidium oocyst detected.

CIT 005

Female (3)

Human faeces

Positive for cryptosporidium oocysts

CIT 006

Female (71)

Human faeces

Long term hospital stay

CIT 007

Female (84)

Human faeces

End stage chronic renal disease. Recurring diarrhoea

CIT 008

Female (55)

Human faeces

Hepatic cirrhosis/diabetes

CIT 009

Female (83)

Human faeces

Nursing home resident

CIT 010

Female (81)

Human faeces

Nursing home resident

CIT 011

Female (3)

Human faeces

N/A

CIT 012

Female (2)

Cat faeces

asymptomatic, healthy (This study)

CIT 013

Female (26)

Human faeces

asymptomatic, healthy

CIT 014

Male (33)

Human faeces

asymptomatic, healthy

DSMZ 20703^T*

Female

Amniotic fluid

N/A

CCUG 9510*

Male (22)

Penis wound

N/A

CCUG 59468*

Female

Vagina

N/A

CCUG 59897*

Unknown (78)

Human blood

N/A