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. 1992 Aug;60(8):3442–3445. doi: 10.1128/iai.60.8.3442-3445.1992

Cross-reactivity of polyclonal serum antibodies generated against Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts.

L M Ortega-Mora 1, J M Troncoso 1, F A Rojo-Vázquez 1, M Gómez-Bautista 1
PMCID: PMC257334  PMID: 1639512

Abstract

Polyclonal antibodies raised against Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts were found to cross-react with Eimeria spp. oocyst antigens in an indirect immunofluorescence assay, and sera from Eimeria spp.-infected lambs reacted with some antigens from sonicated C. parvum oocysts (between 29 to 30 and 66 to 69 kDa) by Western blot (immunoblot). No cross-reaction was observed with cystozoites of Toxoplasma and Sarcocystis spp. These results show the existence of epitopes common to C. parvum and various Eimeria spp.

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