mBio
(Apr 2021)
Insulinase-like Protease 1 Contributes to Macrogamont Formation in Cryptosporidium parvum
Rui Xu,
Yaoyu Feng,
Lihua Xiao,
L. David Sibley
Affiliations
Rui Xu
Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Yaoyu Feng
ORCiD School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
Lihua Xiao
Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou, China
L. David Sibley
ORCiD Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.03405-20
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12,
no. 2
Abstract
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Cryptosporidiosis is a debilitating diarrheal disease in young children in developing countries. The absence of effective treatments or vaccines makes this infection very difficult to manage in susceptible populations.
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