Identification of glycine betaine as a host-derived molecule required for the vegetative proliferation of the protozoan parasite Perkinsus olseni

Identification of glycine betaine as a host-derived molecule required for the vegetative proliferation of the protozoan parasite Perkinsus olseni

Perkinsus olseni is an industrially significant protozoan parasite of Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum. So far, various media, based on Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium and Ham's F-12 nutrient mixture with supplementation of fetal bovine serum (FBS), have been developed to proliferate...

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Main Authors: Yuqi Liu, Akihiro Ninomiya, Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga, Naoki Itoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-09-01
Series:Parasitology
Subjects:
Betaine aldehyde
biosynthesis
choline
host–parasite interaction
mollusks
Perkinsozoa
schizogony
trimethylglycine
trophozoite
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0031182023000768/type/journal_article

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