MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Cryptosporidium sex employs a complex male fertilization apparatus that is required for continued infection
Aurélia C. Balestra, Maria I. Merolle, Tim Bergner…·Boris Striepen
This study identifies a complex male fertilization apparatus in Cryptosporidium, essential for infection, and shows that disrupting HAP2 prevents fertilization and clears infection.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.13.757955