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Lacking catalase, a protistan parasite draws on its photosynthetic ancestry to complete an antioxidant repertoire with ascorbate peroxidase

BACKGROUND: Antioxidative enzymes contribute to a parasite’s ability to counteract the host’s intracellular killing mechanisms. The facultative intracellular oyster parasite, Perkinsus marinus, a sister taxon to dinoflagellates and apicomplexans, is responsible for mortalities of oysters along the A...

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Autores principales: Schott, Eric J., Di Lella, Santiago, Bachvaroff, Tsvetan R., Amzel, L. Mario, Vasta, Gerardo R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6642578/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31324143
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1465-5