Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite that infects a wide range of animals and causes zoonotic
infections in humans. Although it normally only results in mild illness in healthy individuals …

Early electron microscopy studies revealed the elaborate cellular features that define the
unique adaptations of apicomplexan parasites. Among these were bulbous rhoptry (ROP) …

Toxoplasma gondii is a common parasite of animals and humans and can cause serious
opportunistic infections. However, the majority of infections are asymptomatic, possibly …

The majority of known Toxoplasma gondii isolates from Europe and North America belong to
three clonal lines that differ dramatically in their virulence, depending on the host. To identify …

Toxoplasma gondii, an obligate intracellular parasite of the phylum Apicomplexa, can cause
severe disease in humans with an immature or suppressed immune system. The outcome of …

Most Apicomplexa are obligate intracellular parasites and many are important pathogens of
human and domestic animals. For a successful cell invasion, they rely on their own motility …

Abstract ToxoDB (http://ToxoDB. org) is a genome and functional genomic database for the
protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. It incorporates the sequence and annotation of the T …

Toxoplasma gondii strains differ dramatically in virulence despite being genetically very
similar. Genetic map** revealed two closely adjacent quantitative trait loci on parasite …

Polymorphic rhoptry-secreted kinases (ROPs) are essential virulence factors of Toxoplasma
gondii. In particular, the pseudokinase ROP5 is the major determinant of acute virulence in …

Apicomplexan parasites, including Toxoplasma gondii and Plasmodium sp., are obligate
intracellular protozoa. They enter into a host cell by attaching to and then creating an …