3, 2, 1, go! Cryptosporidium counts down to sex

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Aaron R. Jex,

Affiliations Population Health and Immunity Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Christopher J. Tonkin,

Affiliations Infectious Diseases and Immune Defence, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, Department of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Stuart A. Ralph

* E-mail: saralph@unimelb.edu.au

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Bio21 Molecular Science & Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0114-7808

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