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Discovery of a tyrosine-rich sporocyst wall protein in Eimeria tenella

BACKGROUND: Eimeria is an important genus of apicomplexan parasites. A defining feature of these parasites is the oocyst, which is transmitted into the environment via the faeces of definitive hosts. The oocyst wall contains cross-linked, tyrosine-rich proteins and protects eight infectious sporozoi...

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Autores principales: Walker, Robert A., Niepceron, Alisson, Ramakrishnan, Chandra, Sedano, Laura, Hehl, Adrian B., Brossier, Fabien, Smith, Nicholas C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4776368/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26935317
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1410-z