Immunofluorescent microscopical visualization of trials left by gliding Cryptosporidium parvum sporozoites

M. J. Arrowood, C. R. Sterling, M. C. Healey

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Abstract

Cryptosporidium parvum sporozoites that exhibited gliding motility in vitro were examined by immunofluorescence with anticryptosporidial monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) for surface antigen deposition on poly-L-lysine-coated glass microscope slides. The Mabs that revealed trials are specific for an immunodominant 23-kDa antigen previously localized to the sporozoite surface.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)315-317
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Parasitology
Volume77
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1991
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Parasitology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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