SKSR1 identified as key virulence factor in Cryptosporidium by genetic crossing

Abstract Cryptosporidium is a major cause of severe diarrhea. Although Cryptosporidium isolates exhibit significant differences in infectivity and virulence, the genetic determinants for these traits are not clear. In this study, we use classical genetics to cross two Cryptosporidium parvum isolates...

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Main Authors: Wei He, Lianbei Sun, Tianyi Hou, Zuwei Yang, Fuxian Yang, Shengchen Zhang, Tianpeng Wang, Xinran Wang, Na Li, Yaqiong Guo, L. David Sibley, Yaoyu Feng, Lihua Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60088-7
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