Differential Locus Expansion Distinguishes <italic toggle="yes">Toxoplasmatinae</italic> Species and Closely Related Strains of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Toxoplasma gondii</named-content>
ABSTRACT Toxoplasma gondii is a human obligate intracellular parasite that has infected over 20% of the world population and has a vast intermediate host range compared to those of its nearest relatives Neospora caninum and Hammondia hammondi. While these 3 species have highly syntenic genomes (80 t...
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Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2014-02-01
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Series: | mBio |
Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01003-13 |