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Toxoplasma gondii-Induced Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Amplify the Innate and Adaptive Response

Farlen José Bebber Miranda, Bruno Coelho Rocha, Milton Pereira, Larissa M. N. Pereira, Erikson H. M. de Souza, Ana Paula M.P. Marino, Pedro Augusto Carvalho Costa, Daniel V. Vasconcelos-Santos, Lis Ribeiro do Valle Antonelli, Ricardo T. Gazzinelli

mBio · 2021 · 43 citations · 40 references

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Approximately one-third of the human population is estimated to be chronically infected with the obligate intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii . Humans are accidental hosts that are infected with T. gondii after consumption of undercooked meat or contaminated water.

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