Genome-wide Toxoplasma screen reveals mechanisms of parasitic infections
Thursday, September 1, 2016 - 11:01
in Biology & Nature
Whitehead Institute researchers have conducted the first genome-wide screen in Apicomplexa, a phylum of single-celled parasites that cause malaria, babesiosis, cryptosporidiosis, and toxoplasmosis. The screen sheds light into the vast, unstudied reaches of parasite genomes, uncovering for instance a protein common to all apicomplexans.