Impact of the host on Toxoplasma stage differentiation

The unicellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii infects warm-blooded animals and humans, and it is highly prevalent throughout the world. Infection of immunocompetent hosts is usually asymptomatic or benign but leads to long-term parasite persistence mainly within neural and muscular tissues. The transit...

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Main Authors: Carsten G.K. Lüder, Taibur Rahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shared Science Publishers OG 2017-06-01
Series:Microbial Cell
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Online Access:http://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/impact-of-the-host-on-toxoplasma-stage-differentiation/