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Protozoa Flashcards

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Plasmodium

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Enters RBCs via glycophorin

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Cryptosporidium parvum

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Cryptosporidium sporozoite ligand (CSL) on enterocytes

GP900 adherence factor on organism

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Toxoplasma gondii

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Tachyzoites express SAG: ligand for laminin, lectin, and SAG1 receptor

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Leishmania

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Lipophosphoglycans: bind to C3b, scavenge ROS
Gp63: cleaves complement

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Trypanosoma cruzi

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Interacts with TLRs, kinins, receptors for TGF, EGF, tyrosine kinase, and LDL

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Coccidiosis (Eimeria, Isospora)

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Tropism determined by surface microneme protein (MIC) that is unique to each species

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Giardia

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Attach to brush border via an adhesive disk

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