Structure, composition, and roles of the Toxoplasma gondii oocyst and sporocyst walls

Toxoplasma gondii is a coccidian parasite with the cat as its definitive host but any warm-blooded animal, including humans, may act as intermediate hosts. It has a worldwide distribution where it may cause acute and chronic toxoplasmosis. Infection can result from ingestion either of tissue cysts i...

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Main Authors: Wesley Freppel, David J.P. Ferguson, Karen Shapiro, Jitender P. Dubey, Pierre-Henri Puech, Aurélien Dumètre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:The Cell Surface
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468233018300252