Successful in vitro cultivation of Cryptosporidium andersoni: Evidence for the existence of novel extracellular stages in the life cycle and implications for the classification of Cryptosporidium

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2002, Pages 1719-1726

  Hijjawi, N S ^a   Meloni, B P ^b   Ryan, U M ^a   Olson, M E ^c   Thompson, R C A ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complete life cycle; Cryptosporidium andersoni; Cryptosporidium parvum; Extracellular stages; Gregarines; HCT 8 cell line; Laser microdissection; Merozoite; Polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA; RNA 18S;

LIFE CYCLE; PARASITOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; DEVELOPMENT; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GENOTYPE; IN VITRO STUDY; LIFE CYCLE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TAXONOMY; TIME; ANIMAL; CATTLE DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; FECES; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OOCYST; PARASITOLOGY;

BOS TAURUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GREGARINIA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CELL LINE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FECES; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALE; MICE; OOCYSTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

EID: 1842870630     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(02)00199-6     Document Type: Article

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