Host lipid droplets: An important source of lipids salvaged by the intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii.
Toxoplasma is an obligate intracellular parasite that replicates in mammalian cells within a parasitophorous vacuole (PV) that does not fuse with any host organelles. One mechanism developed by the parasite for nutrient acquisition is the attraction of host organelles to the PV. Here, we examined th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-06-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5469497?pdf=render |