Cryptosporidia: Epicellular parasites embraced by the host cell membrane

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 38, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 913-922

  Valigurová, Andrea ^a   Jirků, Miloslav ^b,c   Koudela, Břetislav ^b,c   Gelnar, Milan ^a   Modrý, David ^b,c   Šlapeta, Jan ^d  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Epicellular; Host cell invasion; Parasitophorous sac; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LIFE CYCLE; PROTOZOAN; RODENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOAD; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MURIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HOST CELL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE CYCLE; MASTOMYS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; TOAD;

ANIMALS; ANURA; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

ANURA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MURIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SP.; MASTOMYS NATALENSIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 43849099983     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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