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The Toxoplasma gondii Cyst Wall Protein CST1 Is Critical for Cyst Wall Integrity and Promotes Bradyzoite Persistence

Toxoplasma gondii infects up to one third of the world's population. A key to the success of T. gondii as a parasite is its ability to persist for the life of its host as bradyzoites within tissue cysts. The glycosylated cyst wall is the key structural feature that facilitates persistence and o...

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Autores principales: Tomita, Tadakimi, Bzik, David J., Ma, Yan Fen, Fox, Barbara A., Markillie, Lye Meng, Taylor, Ronald C., Kim, Kami, Weiss, Louis M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3873430/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24385904
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003823