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ArticlePLoS pathogens2022

Dissection of Besnoitia besnoiti intermediate host life cycle stages: From morphology to gene expression.

Chandra Ramakrishnan, Aarti Krishnan, Samuel Francisco, Marc W Schmid, Giancarlo Russo, Alexandre Leitão, Andrew Hemphill, Dominique Soldati-Favre, Adrian B Hehl

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Article in PLoS pathogens, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Chandra RamakrishnanParasite Cell Biology Laboratory, Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2277-2373
Aarti KrishnanDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, Geneva, Switzerland.
Samuel FranciscoCIISA-Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Marc W SchmidMWSchmid GmbH, Glarus, Switzerland.
Giancarlo RussoFunctional Genomics Center Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Alexandre LeitãoCIISA-Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Andrew HemphillInstitute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Dominique Soldati-FavreDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, Geneva, Switzerland.
Adrian B HehlParasite Cell Biology Laboratory, Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2110-4445
University of Geneva · CHUniversity of Lisbon · PTUniversity of Zurich · CHUniversity of Bern · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cyst-forming Apicomplexa (CFA) of the Sarcocystidae have a ubiquitous presence as pathogens of humans and farm animals transmitted through the food chain between hosts with few notable exceptions. The defining hallmark of this family of obligate intracellular protists consists of their ability to remain for very long periods as infectious tissue cysts in chronically infected intermediate hosts. Nevertheless, each closely related species has evolved unique strategies to maintain distinct reservoirs on global scales and ensuring efficient transmission to definitive hosts as well as between intermediate hosts. Here, we present an in-depth comparative mRNA expression analysis of the tachyzoite and bradyzoite stages of Besnoitia besnoiti strain Lisbon14 isolated from an infected farm animal based on its annotated genome sequence. The B. besnoiti genome is highly syntenic with that of other CFA and also retains the capacity to encode a large majority of known and inferred factors essential for completing a sexual cycle in a yet unknown definitive host. This work introduces Besnoitia besnoiti as a new model for comparative biology of coccidian tissue cysts which can be readily obtained in high purity. This model provides a framework for addressing fundamental questions about the evolution of tissue cysts and the biology of this pharmacologically intractable infectious parasite stage.

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BesnoitiaLife Cycle StagesAnimalsFood ChainGene ExpressionHumans

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PMID36395346
PMCPMC9714946
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