Evidence for a Structural Role for Acid-Fast Lipids in Oocyst Walls of Cryptosporidium, Toxoplasma, and Eimeria

Coccidia are protozoan parasites that cause significant human disease and are of major agricultural importance. Cryptosporidium spp. cause diarrhea in humans and animals, while Toxoplasma causes disseminated infections in fetuses and untreated AIDS patients. Eimeria is a major pathogen of commercial...

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Main Authors: Bushkin, G. Guy, Motari, Edwin, Carpentieri, Andrea, Dubey, Jitender P., Costello, Catherine E., Samuelson, John, Robbins, Phillips W.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/82915