Apicomplexan parasites of the genus Eimeria are organisms which invade the intestinal
tract, causing coccidiosis, an enteric disease of major economic importance worldwide. The …

Intestinal protozoa are important etiological agents of diarrhea, particularly in children, yet
the public health risk they pose is often neglected. Results from the Global Enteric …

Infectious diarrhea in calves is most commonly associated with enterotoxigenic Escherichia
coli, Cryptosporidium parvum, rotavirus, coronavirus, or some combination of these …

Cryptosporidium is an intracellular parasite that can infect the gastrointestinal epithelium to
produce a profuse diarrhea that can be life-threatening in immunocompromised hosts. This …

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are important pathogen recognition molecules and are key to
epithelial immune responses to microbial infection. However, the molecular mechanisms …

The intrahepatic bile ducts comprise a complex 3-di-mensional network of conduits within
the liver lined by specialized epithelial cells called cholangiocytes. A major function of …

CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS (CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS, CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM,
AND OTHER SPECIES) The genus Cryptosporidium was identified in mice during the early …

Cryptosporidium parvum is a protozoan parasite that infects the gastrointestinal epithelium
and causes diarrheal disease worldwide. Innate epithelial immune responses are key …

Infection of epithelial cells by Cryptosporidium parvum triggers a variety of host-cell innate
and adaptive immune responses including release of cytokines/chemokines and up …

Cryptosporidium infection leads to acute diarrhea worldwide. The development of
cryptosporidiosis is closely related to the immune status of its host, affecting primarily young …