TWiP is a monthly netcast about eukaryotic parasites. Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier, science Professors from Columbia University, deconstruct parasites, how they cause illness, and how you can prevent infections.
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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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