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A latent ability to persist: differentiation in Toxoplasma gondii [PDF]
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2018 A critical factor in the transmission and pathogenesis of Toxoplasma gondii is the ability to convert from an acute disease-causing, proliferative stage (tachyzoite), to a chronic, dormant stage (bradyzoite).
V. Jeffers +3 more
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Plasma Membrane Association by N-Acylation Governs PKG Function in Toxoplasma gondii [PDF]
mBio, 2017 Cyclic GMP (cGMP)-dependent protein kinase (protein kinase G [PKG]) is essential for microneme secretion, motility, invasion, and egress in apicomplexan parasites, However, the separate roles of two isoforms of the kinase that are expressed by some ...
Kevin M. Brown, Shaojun Long, L. Sibley
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Serologic and molecular survey of Toxoplasma gondii in Baghdad Province, Iraq [PDF]
Open Veterinary JournalBackground: A prevalent contagious pathogenic parasite that can lead to major health issues is Toxoplasma gondii. Aim: The present study aimed to detect the parasitic immune response and the existence of genomic DNA in the blood of a T.
Karrar Ali Mohammed Hasan Alsakini +2 more
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Mice Infected with Low-virulence Strains of Toxoplasma gondii Lose their Innate Aversion to Cat Urine, Even after Extensive Parasite Clearance [PDF]
, 2013 Toxoplasma gondii chronic infection in rodent secondary hosts has been reported to lead to a loss of innate, hard-wired fear toward cats, its primary host. However the generality of this response across T.
Eisen, Michael B +3 more
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Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in diabetic patients and the impact of toxoplasmosis on diabetes associated complications in Minia city, Egypt [PDF]
Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, 2023 OBJECTIVE: The correlation between both types of diabetes and toxoplasmosis has not been firmly established. To confirm this correlation, we conducted this study to determine the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis and to identify possible associated risk ...
A. Ahmed +5 more
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Journal of Translational Autoimmunity, 2022 Infecting approximately one-third of the world's population, the intraneuronal parasite Toxoplasma gondii has been associated with several autoimmune diseases.
Pierce Bassett +3 more
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Pathogens, 2021 Infecting approximately one-third of the world’s population, the neurotropic protozoan Toxoplasma gondii has been associated with cognition and several neuropsychiatric diseases including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Shawn D. Gale +3 more
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The pathogenicity and virulence of Toxoplasma gondii
Virulence, 2021 Toxoplasma gondii is a parasitic protist infecting a wide group of warm-blooded animals, ranging from birds to humans. While this infection is usually asymptomatic in healthy individuals, it can also lead to severe ocular or neurological outcomes in ...
Syrian G. Sanchez, Sébastien Besteiro
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Pathogens, 2023 Background: The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii may cause serious illness in the immunocompromised. The Toxoplasma gondii seropositive prevalence in pregnant women in WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region countries is inconsistent in the literature and ...
Ali A. Rabaan +20 more
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Protein trafficking through the endosomal system prepares intracellular parasites for a home invasion [PDF]
, 2013 Toxoplasma (toxoplasmosis) and Plasmodium (malaria) use unique secretory organelles for migration, cell invasion, manipulation of host cell functions, and cell egress. In particular, the apical secretory micronemes and rhoptries of apicomplexan parasites
A Fomovska +54 more
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