A simple and efficient transfection protocol for Cryptosporidium parvum using Polyethylenimine (PEI) and Octaarginine
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DOI: 10.1017/s0031182020000724
Abstract: Abstract The transfection of Cryptosporidium represents a major challenge, and current protocols are based on electroporation of freshly excysted sporozoites using a rather large amount of plasmid DNA which typically has a very poor yield.… read more here.
Keywords: transfection; pei; cryptosporidium parvum; octaarginine ... See more keywords
Octaarginine Improves the Efficacy of Nitazoxanide against Cryptosporidium parvum
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DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11060653
Abstract: Cryptosporidiosis is an intestinal disease that affects a variety of hosts including animals and humans. Since no vaccines exist against the disease till date, drug treatment is the mainstay of disease control. Nitazoxanide (NTZ) is… read more here.
Keywords: octaarginine; drug; cryptosporidiosis; cryptosporidium parvum ... See more keywords