The application discloses a
Cryptosporidium parvum CpDHR1
gene replacement strain and a construction method and application thereof. The application researches and finds that the CpDHR1
gene of
Cryptosporidium parvum is related to
virulence, the CpDHR1
gene of a high-
virulence strain is replaced by the CpDHR1 gene of a low-
virulence strain through a gene editing technology, and a
Cryptosporidium parvum CpDHR1
gene replacement strain is successfully constructed. Research shows that after the CpDHR1 gene of a high-virulence wild-type
Cryptosporidium parvum IIdA20G1 subtype strain is replaced, the strain can still be cultured
in vitro, but the in-vitro growth of the strain is significantly reduced, the virulence of the strain is weakened, the oocyst
excretion intensity of the strain is weakened, the oocyst load in mice is reduced, the clinical symptoms of the mice are alleviated, the survival time of the mice is prolonged, the virulence of the strain is significantly weakened, the strain can be used for preparing a
Cryptosporidium parvum low-virulence
vaccine product, and
Cryptosporidium parvum infection can be better prevented.