Diverse Subtypes Inside Brain Cysts Rewrite T. gondii Life Cycle
TL;DR
A UC Riverside study using single-cell RNA sequencing finds that Toxoplasma gondii cysts in mouse brains contain multiple parasite subtypes, not just dormant forms, with some subtypes showing growth and reactivation potential, challenging the idea of a single dormant cyst and highlighting new targets for toxoplasmosis treatments.
Topics:healthscience#brain-cysts#parasite-subtypes#reactivation#science#single-cell-rna-sequencing#toxoplasma-gondii
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