Chitinase dependent control of protozoan cyst burden in the brain.

Chronic infections represent a continuous battle between the host's immune system and pathogen replication. Many protozoan parasites have evolved a cyst lifecycle stage that provides it with increased protection from environmental degradation as well as endogenous host mechanisms of attack. In...

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Main Authors: J Philip Nance, Kevin M Vannella, Danielle Worth, Clément David, David Carter, Shahani Noor, Cedric Hubeau, Lori Fitz, Thomas E Lane, Thomas A Wynn, Emma H Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3510238?pdf=render