Virulence shift in Type X Toxoplasma gondii: natural cross QTL identifies ROP33 as rodent Vir locus
Andrea Kennard, MA Miller, Asis Khan, Mariam Quiñones, Natalie Miller, Natarajan Sundar, James Er, Katherine Greenwald, David S. Roos, Michael E. Grigg
The paper identifies ROP33 as a murine virulence gene in Type X Toxoplasma gondii strains isolated from southern sea otters, showing differential pathogenicity across hosts.
bioRxiv · Mar 31, 2021 · PreprintMolecular Biology