Abstract
Cryptosporidium parvum is an intracellular protozoan parasite that causes a severe diarrheal illness of unclear etiology. Also unclear is the fate of the host cell upon parasite egress. We show in an MDCK cell model that the host cell is killed upon parasite egress; this death is necrotic, rather than apoptotic, in nature.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5422-5426 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Infection and immunity |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Parasitology
- Microbiology
- Immunology
- Infectious Diseases