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SUBMITTER: Gorla SK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3635066 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gorla Suresh Kumar SK Kavitha Mandapati M Zhang Minjia M Liu Xiaoping X Sharling Lisa L Gollapalli Deviprasad R DR Striepen Boris B Hedstrom Lizbeth L Cuny Gregory D GD
Journal of medicinal chemistry 20120905 17
Cryptosporidium parvum and related species are zoonotic intracellular parasites of the intestine. Cryptosporidium is a leading cause of diarrhea in small children around the world. Infection can cause severe pathology in children and immunocompromised patients. This waterborne parasite is resistant to common methods of water treatment and therefore a prominent threat to drinking and recreation water even in countries with strong water safety systems. The drugs currently used to combat these o ...[more]