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Abstract

The apicomplexan Cryptosporidium parvum is an intestinal parasite that affects healthy humans and animals, and causes an unrelenting infection in immunocompromised individuals such as AIDS patients. We report the complete genome sequence of C. parvum , type II isolate. Genome analysis identifies extremely streamlined metabolic pathways and a reliance on the host for nutrients. In contrast to Plasmodium and Toxoplasma , the parasite lacks an apicoplast and its genome, and possesses a degenerate mitochondrion that has lost its genome. Several novel classes of cell-surface and secreted proteins with a potential role in host interactions and pathogenesis were also detected. Elucidation of the core metabolism, including enzymes with high similarities to bacterial and plant counterparts, opens new avenues for drug development.

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Abrahamsen, M. S., Templeton, T. J., Enomoto, S., Abrahante, J. E., Zhu, G., Lancto, C. A., Deng, M., Liu, C., Widmer, G., Tzipori, S., Buck, G. A., Xu, P., Bankier, A. T., Dear, P. H., Konfortov, B. A., Spriggs, H. F., Iyer, L., Anantharaman, V., Aravind, L., & Kapur, V. (2004). Complete Genome Sequence of the Apicomplexan, Cryptosporidium parvum. Science, 304(5669), 441–445.

Authors 20
  1. Mitchell S. Abrahamsen (first)
  2. Thomas J. Templeton (additional)
  3. Shinichiro Enomoto (additional)
  4. Juan E. Abrahante (additional)
  5. Guan Zhu (additional)
  6. Cheryl A. Lancto (additional)
  7. Mingqi Deng (additional)
  8. Chang Liu (additional)
  9. Giovanni Widmer (additional)
  10. Saul Tzipori (additional)
  11. Gregory A. Buck (additional)
  12. Ping Xu (additional)
  13. Alan T. Bankier (additional)
  14. Paul H. Dear (additional)
  15. Bernard A. Konfortov (additional)
  16. Helen F. Spriggs (additional)
  17. Lakshminarayan Iyer (additional)
  18. Vivek Anantharaman (additional)
  19. L. Aravind (additional)
  20. Vivek Kapur (additional)
Dates
Type When
Created 21 years, 5 months ago (March 29, 2004, 8:15 p.m.)
Deposited 1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 9, 2024, 10:40 p.m.)
Indexed 1 day, 11 hours ago (Sept. 3, 2025, 6:14 a.m.)
Issued 21 years, 4 months ago (April 16, 2004)
Published 21 years, 4 months ago (April 16, 2004)
Published Print 21 years, 4 months ago (April 16, 2004)
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@article{Abrahamsen_2004, title={Complete Genome Sequence of the Apicomplexan, Cryptosporidium parvum}, volume={304}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1094786}, DOI={10.1126/science.1094786}, number={5669}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Abrahamsen, Mitchell S. and Templeton, Thomas J. and Enomoto, Shinichiro and Abrahante, Juan E. and Zhu, Guan and Lancto, Cheryl A. and Deng, Mingqi and Liu, Chang and Widmer, Giovanni and Tzipori, Saul and Buck, Gregory A. and Xu, Ping and Bankier, Alan T. and Dear, Paul H. and Konfortov, Bernard A. and Spriggs, Helen F. and Iyer, Lakshminarayan and Anantharaman, Vivek and Aravind, L. and Kapur, Vivek}, year={2004}, month=apr, pages={441–445} }