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Jul 2026
Toxoplasma gondii Fatty Acid Elongases are Important for Virulence and Persistence
It is shown that disruption of FAE remodels the parasite lipidome, impairs fitness under fatty acid-limiting conditions, and reduces virulence and chronic persistence in mice, identifying FAE as a key metabolic pathway underpinning adaptation and persistence during chronic infection.
Daniel Walsh, Leandro Tana-Hernandez, Yoshiki Yamaryo-Botté et al.
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