Refractile bodies of Eimeria tenella are proteinaceous membrane-less organelles that undergo dynamic changes during infection

IntroductionRefractile bodies (RB) are large membrane-less organelles (MLO) of unknown function found as a prominent mismatched pair within the sporozoite stages of all species of Eimeria, parasitic coccidian protozoa.MethodsHigh resolution imaging methods including time-lapse live confocal microsco...

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Main Authors: Alana Burrell, Virginia Marugan-Hernandez, Karolin Graefin Von Der Recke, Kelsilandia Aguiar-Martins, Heloisa Berti Gabriel, Fiona M. Tomley, Sue Vaughan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1082622/full