The Toxoplasma gondii Rhoptry Kinome Is Essential for Chronic Infection

Ingestion of the obligate intracellular protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii causes an acute infection that leads to chronic infection of the host. To facilitate the acute phase of the infection, T. gondii manipulates the host response by secreting rhoptry organelle proteins (ROPs) into host cells d...

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Main Authors: Barbara A. Fox, Leah M. Rommereim, Rebekah B. Guevara, Alejandra Falla, Miryam Andrea Hortua Triana, Yanbo Sun, David J. Bzik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016-05-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/7/3/e00193-16