Toxoplasma gondii relies on both host and parasite isoprenoids and can be rendered sensitive to atorvastatin.

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Published in PLoS Pathog on October 17, 2013

Authors

Zhu-Hong Li1, Srinivasan Ramakrishnan, Boris Striepen, Silvia N J Moreno

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases and Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America.

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