MicrobeWorld

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

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TWiP #18 (58 MB .mp3, 80 minutes)