Abstract Background The apicomplexan parasite Cryptosporidium parvum is an emerging pathogen capable of causing illness in humans ...

Abstract Background Toxoplasma gondii is a member of the phylum Apicomplexa, which consists entirely of parasitic organisms that ...

Abstract Background Lineage-specific genes, the genes that are restricted to a limited subset of related organisms, may be important ...

Abstract Background Much of the Plasmodium falciparum genome encodes hypothetical proteins with limited homology to other organisms. ...

Abstract Background Cryptosporidium parvum is a unicellular eukaryote in the phylum Apicomplexa. It is an obligate intracellular ...