TWiP #18 - Cryptosporidium
Vincent and Dickson discuss the intracellular parasite Cryptosporidium, which causes diarrheal disease in most mammalian species. Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Links for this episode: Cryptosporidium parvum electron micrograph (jpg) Cryptosporidium parvum meronts (jpg) Cryptosporidium parvum life cycle (jpg) Cryptosporidium page at CDC Letters read on TWiP 18 Contact Send your questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]. Subscribe (free) Click here to receive an email notification when a new episode of TWiP is published.
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