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Characterization of the Toxoplasma gondii hsp60 gene sequences from different hosts and geographical locations.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 29 Aug 2014
Lu J, Zhou D H, Chen J, Zhang N Z, Wang R A, Weng Y B, Zhu X Q
Abstract excerpt
The intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most successful parasites, with the ability to invade all warm-blooded animals, including humans. T. gondii heat shock protein 60 (TgHSP60) plays an important role in intracellular survival and in the differentiation of the parasite, and is also recognized as being associated with its virulence. In the present study, we examined sequence variation in the...
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