A New Way to Study Cryptosporidium (IMAGE)
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The parasite Cryptosporidium, transmitted through water sources, is one of the most common causes of diarrheal disease in the world. New inroads into modeling the disease--and preventing it with a vaccine--lay the groundwork for tackling the infection in humans. Here, A section of intestine from an infected mouse shows Cryptosporidium tyzzeri parasites in red. The University of Pennsylvania-led team is the first to sequence, study, and manipulate a naturally occurring mouse Cryptosporidium.
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Muthgapatti Kandasamy, Adam Sateriale, and Boris Striepen
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