Toxoplasma gondii infection triggers chronic cachexia and sustained commensal dysbiosis in mice
Toxoplasma gondii infection triggers chronic cachexia and sustained commensal dysbiosis in mice
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United States: Public Library of Science
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite with a predation-mediated transmission cycle between rodents and felines. Intermediate hosts acquire Toxoplasma by eating parasite cysts which invade the small intestine, disseminate systemically and finally establish host life-long chronic infection in brain and muscles. Here we show that Toxoplasma infect...
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Toxoplasma gondii infection triggers chronic cachexia and sustained commensal dysbiosis in mice
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2127656654
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2127656654
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0204895
