Strain-dependent host responses in chicken embryonic fibroblasts infected with Toxoplasma gondii [ME49, CEP, and Mock]
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ABSTRACT: Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous protozoan pathogen able to infect both mammalian and avian hosts. Surprisingly, just three strains appear to account for the majority of isolates from Europe and N. America. To test the hypothesis that strain divergence might be driven by differences between mammalian and avian response to infection, we examine in vitro strain-dependent host responses in a representative avian host, the chicken. Chicken embryonic fibroblasts were cultivated in vitro and infected with different strains of Toxoplasma gondii (Type II = ME49, Type III = CEP); host transcriptional responses were then analyzed at 24 hours post-infection.
ORGANISM(S): Gallus gallus
SUBMITTER: Yi-Ching Ong
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-29562 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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