Cryptosporidium: a first step toward tractability

Lizbeth Hedstrom

doi:10.1016/j.pt.2015.08.003

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Cryptosporidium: a first step toward tractability

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Cryptosporidium: a first step toward tractability

Lizbeth Hedstrom

Trends in parasitology, Vol.31(9), pp.401-402

09/2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2015.08.003

PMCID: PMC4568825

PMID: 26304816

Abstract

gene knockout

CRISPR/Cas9

target validation

reporter parasites

Cryptosporidium

Gene Mapping

Parasitology

The child-killer and famously recalcitrant parasite Cryptosporidium is the latest organism to yield to the magic of CRISPR/Cas9. The ability to knockout genes and introduce markers promises a new heyday for drug discovery and vaccine development as well as the basic biology of these fascinating parasites.

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Title: Cryptosporidium: a first step toward tractability
Creators: Lizbeth Hedstrom (Author) - Departments of Biology and Chemistry, Brandeis University, MS009, 415 South St, Waltham, MA 02453, USA
Publication Details: Trends in parasitology, Vol.31(9), pp.401-402
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Identifiers: 9923958146801921
Academic Unit: Department of Biology; Department of Chemistry
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Cryptosporidium: a first step toward tractability

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