Antigen incorporation on Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst walls

Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts are the infective stages responsible for transmission and survival of the organism in the environment. In the present work we show that the oocyst wall, far from being a static structure, is able to incorporate antigens by a mechanism involving vesicle fusion with the...

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Main Authors: Entrala Emilio, Sbihi Younes, Sánchez-Moreno Manuel, Mascaró Carmen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2001-01-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000200016