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Production of IL-12 by macrophages infected with Toxoplasma gondii depends on the parasite genotype.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Mar 2004
Robben Paul M, Mordue Dana G, Truscott Steven M, Takeda Kiyoshi, Akira Shizuo, Sibley L David
Abstract excerpt
Three clonal strain types (I, II, and III) of Toxoplasma gondii predominate worldwide. The outcome of infection in mice is highly dependent on the parasite genotype with type I strains being uniformly virulent, while types II and III are nonvirulent. Interactions with the innate immune response play a major role in determining the outcome of infection in the murine model. To identify key early differences in the...
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