Made by Prymnesium parvum (or golden algae), the toxin-producing protein has been dubbed PKZILLA-1 by the US team of scientists who found it, in tribute to a certain reptilian monster known for ...

Farmers have been urged to check their livestock for cryptosporidiosis and carry out routine testing and vaccination to keep ...

Researchers found the protein, which they named PKZILLA-1, while studying how a type of algae called Prymnesium parvum makes its toxin, which is responsible for massive fish kills. "This is the ...

Infection occurs when calves ingest the micro-organism cryptosporidium parvum – a type of parasitic protozoan. The parasite produces vast numbers of encysted eggs (oocysts), which are shed in ...