<italic toggle="yes">Toxoplasma gondii</italic> Requires Glycogen Phosphorylase for Balancing Amylopectin Storage and for Efficient Production of Brain Cysts
ABSTRACT In immunocompromised hosts, latent infection with Toxoplasma gondii can reactivate from tissue cysts, leading to encephalitis. A characteristic of T. gondii bradyzoites in tissue cysts is the presence of amylopectin granules. The regulatory mechanisms and role of amylopectin accumulation in...
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American Society for Microbiology
2017
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/bb0fb60bac364c72824331c8555dbd54 |
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