Metabolomics,Unknown,Transcriptomics,Genomics,Proteomics

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Host responses in chicken embryonic fibroblasts infected with different strains of Toxoplasma gondii [F1 progeny]

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; host transcriptional responses were then analyzed at 24 hours post-infection.

ORGANISM(S): Gallus gallus

SUBMITTER: Yi-Ching Ong

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-29563 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Strain-dependent host transcriptional responses to Toxoplasma infection are largely conserved in mammalian and avian hosts.

Ong Yi-Ching YC Boyle Jon P JP Boothroyd John C JC

PloS one 20111013 10

Toxoplasma gondii has a remarkable ability to infect an enormous variety of mammalian and avian species. Given this, it is surprising that three strains (Types I/II/III) account for the majority of isolates from Europe/North America. The selective pressures that have driven the emergence of these particular strains, however, remain enigmatic. We hypothesized that strain selection might be partially driven by adaptation of strains for mammalian versus avian hosts. To test this, we examine in vitr ...[more]

PMID: 22022607

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Host responses in chicken embryonic fibroblasts infected with different strains of Toxoplasma gondii [F1 progeny]

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Strain-dependent host transcriptional responses to Toxoplasma infection are largely conserved in mammalian and avian hosts.

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