Stress-related and spontaneous stage differentiation of <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i>

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Toxoplasma gondii is an obligatory intracellular parasitic protozoan that infects a variety of avian and mammalian hosts including up to one third of the human population worldwide. Developmental differentiation between distinct stages, i.e. sporozoites, tachyzoites and bradyzoites is fundamental for the parasite life cycle and for transmission between hosts. It is also interconnected with the pathogenesis of...

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