Neospora caninum emerges from the shadow of Toxoplasma gondii.
It is sometimes easy to make the mistake of assuming that everything that holds true for Toxoplasma gondii is also true for its relative Neospora caninum. However, a recurring theme in the recent review by Hemphill et al. is not the similarities but the striking differences between the two parasites.
Innes
Elisabeth A
EA
Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Edinburgh EH26 0PZ, UK. lee.innes@moredun.ac.uk
Mattsson
Jens G
JG
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D018688:Neospora / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000469:parasitology*