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- noun biology A sessile, slow-growing form of many
zoonotic microorganisms that can be responsible fortoxoplasmosis
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Expression of SAG1 tachyzoite specific marker and BAG 1 / SAG 4 bradyzoite specific marker genes (dashed and white bars respectively) was also followed to confirm differentiation to bradyzoites.
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Camus D, Dubremetz JF (1994) Experimental induction of bradyzoite-specific antigen expression and cyst formation by the RH strain of Toxoplasma gondii in vitro.
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Hunter CA, White MW, Ferguson DJ, Gross U, et al. (1998) Targeted disruption of the bradyzoite-specific gene BAG1 does not prevent tissue cyst formation in Toxoplasma gondii.
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T. gondii tyrosine hydroxylase can be seen in both tachyzoite and bradyzoite insoluble fractions.
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Gene expression of mRNA encoding TgAaaH1&2 during pH shock induced stage conversion from the tachyzoite to the bradyzoite life cycle stages was monitored.
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Expression of SAG1 tachyzoite specific marker and BAG 1 / SAG 4 bradyzoite specific marker genes (dashed and white bars respectively) was also followed to confirm differentiation to bradyzoites.
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Odberg-Ferragut C, Soete M, Engels A, Samyn B, Loyens A, et al. (1996) Molecular cloning of the Toxoplasma gondii sag4 gene encoding an 18 kDa bradyzoite specific surface protein.
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Parmley SF (1995) A bradyzoite stage-specifically expressed gene of Toxoplasma gondii encodes a polypeptide homologous to lactate dehydrogenase.
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Consistent with differences in switching in the strains, we observed a greater induction of TgAaaH2 and bradyzoite specific genes in the avirulent type III strain than the virulent type I strain.
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Intriguingly for a metabolic enzyme higher levels are expressed during bradyzoite differentiation, the stage of the life cycle with low metabolic activity.
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