MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
A suture-specific oocyst wall protein COWP4 is essential for excystation and infectivity, while COWP6 links wall architecture to host interaction in Cryptosporidium parvum
Xiaodong Wu, Jigang Yin, Wei Qi…·Guan Zhu
This paper identifies COWP4 and COWP6 as distinct oocyst wall proteins in Cryptosporidium parvum, showing COWP4 is essential for suture formation and infectivity while COWP6 links wall structure to host interaction.
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