A cluster of four surface antigen genes specifically expressed in bradyzoites, SAG2CDXY, plays an important role in Toxoplasma gondii persistence.

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Published in Infect Immun on March 17, 2008

Authors

Jeroen P J Saeij1, Gustavo Arrizabalaga, John C Boothroyd

Author Affiliations

1: Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford, CA 94305-5124, USA.

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