The algal past and parasite present of the apicoplast

Plasmodium and Toxoplasma are genera of apicomplexan parasites that infect millions of people each year. The former causes malaria, and the latter causes neurotropic infections associated with a weakened or developing immune system. These parasites harbor a peculiar organelle, the apicoplast. The ap...

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Published inAnnual review of microbiology Vol. 67; p. 271
Main Authors van Dooren, Giel G, Striepen, Boris
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.2013
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