Periodic Reporting for period 4 - ToxoPersist (Molecular Basis of Toxoplasma gondii Encystation and Persistence)

Toxoplasma gondii is an ubiquitous obligate intracellular parasite that infects most warm blooded animals. The acute phase of infection initiates with the dissemination of the fast-replicating tachyzoites. At the onset of the immune response tachyzoites convert into...