"Cryptosporidium parvum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of parasitic protozoa that infects humans and most domestic mammals. Its oocysts measure five microns in diameter. These organisms exhibit alternating cycles of sexual and asexual reproduction.
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D016785
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.043.075.189.250.150.160.170
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| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cryptosporidium parvum" by people in Profiles.
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Lalancette C, Di Giovanni GD, Pr?vost M. Improved risk analysis by dual direct detection of total and infectious Cryptosporidium oocysts on cell culture in combination with immunofluorescence assay. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Jan; 76(2):566-77.
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Sifuentes LY, Di Giovanni GD. Aged HCT-8 cell monolayers support Cryptosporidium parvum infection. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007 Dec; 73(23):7548-51.
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Crump JA, Mendoza CE, Priest JW, Glass RI, Monroe SS, Dauphin LA, Bibb WF, Lopez MB, Alvarez M, Mintz ED, Luby SP. Comparing serologic response against enteric pathogens with reported diarrhea to assess the impact of improved household drinking water quality. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Jul; 77(1):136-41.
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Di Giovanni GD, LeChevallier MW. Quantitative-PCR assessment of Cryptosporidium parvum cell culture infection. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2005 Mar; 71(3):1495-500.
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Roberts CW, Roberts F, Henriquez FL, Akiyoshi D, Samuel BU, Richards TA, Milhous W, Kyle D, McIntosh L, Hill GC, Chaudhuri M, Tzipori S, McLeod R. Evidence for mitochondrial-derived alternative oxidase in the apicomplexan parasite Cryptosporidium parvum: a potential anti-microbial agent target. Int J Parasitol. 2004 Mar 09; 34(3):297-308.
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Steinberg EB, Mendoza CE, Glass R, Arana B, Lopez MB, Mejia M, Gold BD, Priest JW, Bibb W, Monroe SS, Bern C, Bell BP, Hoekstra RM, Klein R, Mintz ED, Luby S. Prevalence of infection with waterborne pathogens: a seroepidemiologic study in children 6-36 months old in San Juan Sacatepequez, Guatemala. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2004 Jan; 70(1):83-8.