Identification and Characterization of a Novel Calcium-Activated Apyrase from Cryptosporidium Parasites and Its Potential Role in Pathogenesis

• Patricio A. Manque ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Patricio A. Manque, Ute Woehlbier

  Current address: Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America, Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

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• Ute Woehlbier ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Patricio A. Manque, Ute Woehlbier

  Current address: Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America, Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

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• Ana M. Lara,

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America, Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

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• Fernando Tenjo,

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America, Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America, Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

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• João M. Alves,

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America, Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

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• Gregory A. Buck

  * E-mail: gabuck@vcu.edu

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America, Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

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