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Gal/GalNAc: D-galactose/N-acetyl-D-galactosamine<br />

G-C FITCmAb: Fluorescein isothiocyante conjugated monoclonal antibody for<br />

Giardia cysts <strong>and</strong> Cryptosporidium oocysts<br />

GC-MS: Gas chromotography – Mass spectroscopy<br />

GIT: Gastrointestinal tract<br />

GLC: Gas liquid chromatography<br />

gPDI: Giardia protein-disulphide isomerase<br />

GRAS: Generally Recognised as Safe<br />

h: Hour<br />

HAART: Highly active antiretroviral <strong>the</strong>rapy<br />

HBSS: Hanks balanced salt solution<br />

HCl: Hydrochloric acid<br />

HCT-8: Human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line<br />

HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus<br />

HK: Heat killing<br />

HL-60 cells: Human lymphocyte-60 cells<br />

HMEM: Hanks minimal <strong>essential</strong> medium<br />

HPLC: High performance liquid chromatography<br />

hsp: Heat shock protein<br />

[ 3 H] thymidine: Tritiated thymidine<br />

HSV: Herpes simplex virus<br />

IC50: 50% Inhibitory Concentration (that quantity <strong>of</strong> drug required to inhibit 50% in<br />

<strong>the</strong> growth or viability <strong>of</strong> a population)<br />

IC90: 90% Inhibitory Concentration (that quantity <strong>of</strong> drug required to inhibit 90% in<br />

<strong>the</strong> growth or viability <strong>of</strong> a population)<br />

ID50: 50% Infectious Dose (dose required to cause infection in 50% <strong>of</strong> test subjects)<br />

IgG: Immunoglobulin type G<br />

I.M.: Intramuscular<br />

IMS: Immunomagnetic separation<br />

IOWA: Iowa isolate <strong>of</strong> Cryptosporidium parvum from BGF<br />

I.P.: Intraperitoneal<br />

I.V.: Intravenous<br />

kDa: Kilo Daltons<br />

k-DNA: Kinetoplast DNA<br />

kg: Kilogram<br />

kg -1 : Per kilogram<br />

LB: Lysis buffer<br />

LD50: 50% Lethal Dose (<strong>the</strong> dose which kills 50% <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> animals tested)<br />

Lim.: Limonene<br />

µg: Microgram<br />

µl: Microlitre<br />

µm: Micrometre<br />

µM: Micromolar<br />

MD: Isolate <strong>of</strong> Cryptosporidium parvum from MRI<br />

Metro: Metronidazole<br />

MIC: minimum <strong>inhibitory</strong> concentration<br />

min: Minute<br />

ml: Millilitre<br />

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