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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2026

In Vitro Culture of Cryptosporidium spp. Using Stem Cell-Derived Intestinal Epithelial Monolayers.

Valentin Greigert, Georgia Wilke, Yi Wang, Soumya Ravindran, Matthew Freese, Thaddeus Stappenbeck, William Witola, L David Sibley

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Valentin GreigertDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.
Georgia WilkeDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.
Yi WangDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.
Soumya RavindranDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.
Matthew FreeseDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.
Thaddeus StappenbeckDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.
William WitolaDepartment of Pathobiology, University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, Urbana, IL, USA.
L David SibleyDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA. sibley@wustl.edu.

Funding

Genetic Basis of Host Infectivity by CryptosporidiumR01AI175150 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI L. David Sibley · 2024 to 2026
$2.0M
Influence of microbial metabolites on mitosome function in CryptosporidiumR01AI192672 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI L. David Sibley · 2025 to 2026
$1.4M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI175150NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI192672
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cryptosporidium parvum has a complex life cycle consisting of asexual and sexual phases that culminate in oocyst formation in vivo. The most widely used cell culture platforms to study C. parvum only support a few days of growth and do not allow the parasite to proceed past the sexual stages to complete oocyst formation. Additionally, these cell culture platforms are mostly adenocarcinoma cell lines, which do not adequately model the parasite's natural environment in the small intestine. We present a method for generating mouse primary intestinal epithelial cell monolayers that support long-term Cryptosporidium parvum growth, as well as human primary intestinal epithelial cell monolayers that facilitate long-term growth of C. parvum and C. hominis. Stem cells are grown as spheroids and plated onto transwells, allowing for separate apical and basolateral compartments. In the apical chamber, the cell growth medium was removed to create an "air-liquid interface" that enhanced host cell differentiation and supported Cryptosporidium growth including all stages of the life cycle. The use of primary intestinal cells to grow Cryptosporidium in vitro will be a valuable tool for studying host-parasite interactions using a convenient in vitro model that more closely resembles the natural niche in the intestine.

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Cell Culture TechniquesCryptosporidiumCryptosporidium parvumEpithelial CellsIntestinal MucosaStem CellsAnimalsCryptosporidiosisHumansMiceOocystsAirCryptosporidiumliquid interfaceLong-term growthPrimary cellTranswell

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