Evolution of plant-like crystalline storage polysaccharide in the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gond...
Evolution of plant-like crystalline storage polysaccharide in the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii argues for a red alga ancestry
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Springer Verlag
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Single-celled apicomplexan parasites are known to cause major diseases in humans and animals including malaria, toxoplasmosis, and coccidiosis. The presence of apicoplasts with the remnant of a plastid-like DNA argues that these parasites evolved from photosynthetic ancestors possibly related to the dinoflagellates. Toxoplasma gondii displays amylo...
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Evolution of plant-like crystalline storage polysaccharide in the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii argues for a red alga ancestry
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TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_02680299v1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_02680299v1
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0022-2844
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1432-1432
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10.1007/s00239-004-0185-6
