Listen "TWiP #18 - Cryptosporidium"
Episode Synopsis
Vincent and Dickson discuss the intracellular parasite Cryptosporidium, which causes diarrheal disease in most mammalian species.
Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
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Cryptosporidium parvum electron micrograph (jpg)
Cryptosporidium parvum meronts (jpg)
Cryptosporidium parvum life cycle (jpg)
Cryptosporidium page at CDC
Letters read on TWiP 18
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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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