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Polymorphic Mucin Antigens CpMuc4 and CpMuc5 Are Integral toCryptosporidium parvumInfection In Vitro
24 Jan 2009
Abstract excerpt
Cryptosporidium, a waterborne enteric parasite, is a frequent cause of diarrheal disease outbreaks worldwide. Thus far, the few antigens shown to be important for attachment to and invasion of the host cell by Cryptosporidium are all mucin-like glycoproteins. In order to investigate other antigens that could be important for Cryptosporidium host-parasite interactions, the Cryptosporidium genome databases were...
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