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Genetic ablation of a female specific Apetala 2 transcription factor blocks oocyst shedding in <i>Cryptosporidium parvum</i>
2022-11-24
Abstract excerpt
The apicomplexan parasite Cryptosporidium is a leading global cause of diarrheal disease, and the infection poses a particularly grave threat to young children and those with weakened immune function. Infection occurs by ingestion of meiotic spores called oocysts, and transmission relies on fecal shedding of new oocysts. The entire lifecycle thus occurs in a single host and features asexual as well as sexual form...
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- Literature Corpus work
- c12e118c-2a75-5fd0-9c7b-99646feb1bc8
- DOI
- 10.1101/2022.11.23.517783