RNA granules present only in extracellular toxoplasma gondii increase parasite viability

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 960-967

  Lirussi, Dario ^a   Matrajt, Mariana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Extracellularity; Parasite fitness; RNA FISH; Stress granules; T gondii

Indexed keywords

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 80052730146     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.7.960     Document Type: Article

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