Toxoplasma gondii association with host mitochondria requires key mitochondrial protein import machinery

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Significance Many pathogens manipulate the host environment to promote their survival and eventual transmission. Toxoplasma gondii , an intracellular parasite that can cause disease in those with weakened immune systems, is no exception. One of the more dramatic effects of T. gondii infection on the host cell is a relocalization of the host mitochondria around the parasite-containing vacuole. Here, we have...

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