title: Virulence factors of Toxoplasma gondii.
abstract: Toxoplasma gondii virulence is dependent on factors involved in either parasite-host cell interaction, or in host immune response. It is essentially defined in the mouse and little is known concerning human infection. The genetic dependence of virulence is a growing field, benefiting from the recent development of research of the population structure of T. gondii.
authors.affiliation: UMR 5235 CNRS, Université de Montpellier 2, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France. dubremet@univ-montp2.fr
authors.forename: Jean François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Dubremetz
authors.forename: Maryse
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lebrun
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000469:parasitology; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D037521:Virulence Factors