Identification of a Sporozoite-Specific Antigen from Toxoplasma gondii
Hill D, Coss C, Dubey J, Wroblewski K, Sautter M, Hosten T, Muñoz-Zanzi C, Mui E, Withers S, Boyer K, Hermes G, Coyne J, Jagdis F, Burnett A, McLeod P, Morton H, Robinson D, McLeod R. Identification of a Sporozoite-Specific Antigen from Toxoplasma gondii. Journal Of Parasitology 2011, 97: 328-337. PMID: 21506817, PMCID: PMC3684278, DOI: 10.1645/ge-2782.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDetectable antibodiesToxoplasma gondiiEarly T. gondii infectionWestern blotT. gondii infectionRoute of infectionT. gondii sporozoitesAgents of infectionAcute stageChronic stageGondii infectionSerum antibodiesEpidemiological dataUninfected individualsInfection routeSerological assaysInfectionSporozoite-specific proteinsPrevious exposureAntibodiesReduction of riskAnimal infectionsPredominant routeDifference gel electrophoresisTandem mass spectroscopy