Cryptosporidium oocyst wall protein

1622 amino acids; localized in inner layer of oocyst; amino acid sequence given in first source; GenBank Z22537

Also Known As:

oocyst wall protein, Cryptosporidium; COWP protein, Cryptosporidium

Networked: 4 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

1.	Infection 01/01/2012 - "DNA sequences of the Cryptosporidium oocyst wall protein gene placed all infections within a well-supported C. " 02/13/2003 - "Utility of the Cryptosporidium oocyst wall protein (COWP) gene in a nested PCR approach for detection infection in cattle." 09/01/2006 - "To assess the importance of dairy cattle as a source of human Cryptosporidium infections in Ontario, Canada, 44 Cryptosporidium isolates from neonatal dairy calves and 11 from sporadic human cases of cryptosporidiosis in the province were genotyped by PCR-RFLP analyses of the Cryptosporidium oocyst wall protein (COWP) and 18S rRNA genes. "
2.	Cryptosporidiosis 01/01/2002 - "We describe the discovery of polymorphisms in the Cryptosporidium oocyst wall protein (COWP) gene conferring a novel restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) pattern in 26/60 (43%) isolates from a flock of sheep sampled following a waterborne outbreak of human cryptosporidiosis. " 09/01/2006 - "To assess the importance of dairy cattle as a source of human Cryptosporidium infections in Ontario, Canada, 44 Cryptosporidium isolates from neonatal dairy calves and 11 from sporadic human cases of cryptosporidiosis in the province were genotyped by PCR-RFLP analyses of the Cryptosporidium oocyst wall protein (COWP) and 18S rRNA genes. "