Building the perfect parasite: cell division in apicomplexa.

Apicomplexans are pathogens responsible for malaria, toxoplasmosis, and crytposporidiosis in humans, and a wide range of livestock diseases. These unicellular eukaryotes are stealthy invaders, sheltering from the immune response in the cells of their hosts, while at the same time tapping into these...

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Main Authors: Boris Striepen, Carly N Jordan, Sarah Reiff, Giel G van Dooren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-06-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1904476?pdf=render