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. 1995 Jan;63(1):360–362. doi: 10.1128/iai.63.1.360-362.1995

Comparison of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium wrairi by reactivity with monoclonal antibodies and ability to infect severe combined immunodeficient mice.

C E Chrisp 1, P Mason 1, L E Perryman 1
PMCID: PMC173002  PMID: 7806379

Abstract

Twenty-three monoclonal antibodies raised to Cryptosporidium parvum and 12 raised to C. wrairi reacted with equal intensity with the heterologous species. Despite demonstration of a close immunologic relationship between these two species, C. wrairi did not induce persistent infection in severe combined immunodeficient mice as did C. parvum.

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