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Short-term culture adaptation of Toxoplasma gondii archetypal II and III field isolates affects cystogenic capabilities and modifies virulence in mice.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Aug 2023
Colos-Arango Alicia, Largo-de la Torre Andrea, Calero-Bernal Rafael, Ortega-Mora Luis-Miguel, Regidor-Cerrillo Javier
Abstract excerpt
Most Toxoplasma gondii research has been carried out using strains maintained in the laboratory for long periods of time. Long-term passage in mice or cell culture influences T. gondii phenotypic traits such as the capability to produce oocysts in cats and virulence in mice. In this work, we investigated the effect of cell culture adaptation in the short term for recently obtained type II (TgShSp1 (Genotype...
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