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Describe how C. parvum obtains the glucose it needs for glycolysis after it has infected another cell

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Cryptosporidium parvum is a waterborne, food-borne illness.

It's also zoonotic which means it can be transmitted from animals to humans.

C Parvum relies primarily on glycolysis for ATP production. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) refers to the smallest unit of biologically generated energy.

Because C Parvum lacks the Krebs cycle and cytochrome-based respiration, it satisfies its glucose and other hexoses requirements directly from the host or through degradation of polysaccharides like amylopectin for basic energy storage.

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