Identification of a novel β1,3-N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferase activity and its unique β1,3-GalNAc homopolymer that forms the Giardia cyst wall
During the life cycle of the pathogenic protistan parasite, Giardia must differentiate into a metabolically-reduced infective form known as the cyst prior to exiting the host continuing the fecal-oral route of transmission. The mature cyst is surrounded by a thick filamentous outer cyst wall, once s...
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