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The genome of Cryptosporidium hominis.
Nature - 28 Oct 2004
Xu Ping, Widmer Giovanni, Wang Yingping, Ozaki Luiz S, Alves Joao M, Serrano Myrna G, Puiu Daniela, Manque Patricio, Akiyoshi Donna, Mackey Aaron J, Pearson William R, Dear Paul H, Bankier Alan T, Peterson Darrell L, Abrahamsen Mitchell S, Kapur Vivek, Tzipori Saul, Buck Gregory A
Abstract excerpt
Cryptosporidium species cause acute gastroenteritis and diarrhoea worldwide. They are members of the Apicomplexa--protozoan pathogens that invade host cells by using a specialized apical complex and are usually transmitted by an invertebrate vector or intermediate host. In contrast to other Apicomplexans, Cryptosporidium is transmitted by ingestion of oocysts and completes its life cycle in a single host. No...
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