Cryptosporidium
MinireviewCryptosporidium-Biofilm Interactions: a ReviewBiofilms are increasingly implicated as playing a major role in waterborne cryptosporidiosis. This review aims to synthesize all currently available data on interactions between Cryptosporidium oocysts and biofilms.
Environmental MicrobiologyBiofilm Sampling for Detection of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in a Southeastern Pennsylvania WatershedMonitoring Cryptosporidium occurrence in watersheds that provide drinking water is necessary to determine where limited resources should most effectively be directed to protect consumers from waterborne exposure to pathogenic oocysts. Biofilms are a useful tool to monitor complex watersheds and identify point sources of Cryptosporidium oocyst contamination that need to be managed to protect public health. Compared to...
Public and Environmental Health MicrobiologyVeterinary Students Have a Higher Risk of Contracting Cryptosporidiosis when Calves with High Fecal Cryptosporidium Loads Are Used for Fetotomy ExercisesCryptosporidium spp. can cause severe diarrhea in infected individuals. Cryptosporidium parvum is zoonotic, and cattle are the main reservoir. In several countries, outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis have occurred in veterinary students after handling calves. We carried out a 1-year-long prospective study to investigate the occurrence of these recurrent...
Environmental MicrobiologyCalcium-Mediated Biophysical Binding of Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts to Surfaces Is Sensitive to Oocyst AgeThe mechanisms by which pathogens bind to surfaces are of interest to a wide variety of scientific communities, as these mechanisms drive infectivity, fate, and transport of the pathogenic organisms. This study begins to reveal the mechanism of direct binding of Cryptosporidium parvum to surfaces containing both carboxylic acid and amine moieties, in an attempt to...
Food MicrobiologyProbiotic Product Enhances Susceptibility of Mice to CryptosporidiosisThe results of our study show that C. parvum responded to changes in the intestinal microenvironment induced by a nutritional supplement. This outcome paves the way for research to identify nutritional interventions aimed at limiting the impact of cryptosporidiosis.
- Public and Environmental Health MicrobiologyRole of Wall Shear Stress in Cryptosporidium parvum Oocyst Attachment to Environmental Biofilms
- Public and Environmental Health MicrobiologyCryptosporidium Attenuation across the Wastewater Treatment Train: Recycled Water Fit for Purpose
- Public and Environmental Health MicrobiologyPseudo-Second-Order Calcium-Mediated Cryptosporidium parvum Oocyst Attachment to Environmental Biofilms