Mattie Christine Pawlowic

Cryptosporidium Oocyst Wall Proteins are true oocyst wall proteins, with COWP8 functioning to hold the inner and outer layers of the oocyst wall together

The paper identifies and characterizes Cryptosporidium Oocyst Wall Proteins (COWPs), showing that COWP8 maintains the structural integrity of the oocyst wall without affecting viability or chlorination resistance.

Intraepithelial lymphocytes exhibit selective immunity to intestinal pathogens

This study shows that intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) are critical for resisting specific intestinal pathogens but not for maintaining intestinal homeostasis or other infections.

Tissue atlas of Cryptosporidium parvum infection reveals contrasts between the natural neonatal calf model and laboratory mouse models

This study creates a tissue atlas of Cryptosporidium parvum infection in neonatal calves and immunocompromised mice to compare infection patterns and host-parasite interactions.

Phylogenomic reconstruction of Cryptosporidium spp. captured directly from clinical samples reveals extensive genetic diversity

This study uses CES-Seq to sequence Cryptosporidium genomes directly from clinical samples, revealing genetic diversity and enabling phylogenomic analysis and GWAS.