Advances in Toxoplasma gondii and Toxoplasmosis
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Parasitology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 414
Special Issue Editors
Interests: toxoplasmosis; parasitic diseases; intestinal parasites
Interests: parasitology; tropical medicine; protozoology; toxoplasma parasitology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Toxoplasma gondii is the causative agent of toxoplasmosis. This disease is one of the most widespread worldwide. It has been one hundred and six years since Toxoplasma was discovered. There is no doubt about the advances regarding this parasite, such as knowledge of the genome and the characterization of different strains. A study of the sexual cycle, through comparative analyses of the enteric and exoenteric transcriptomes of T. gondii, has shown that approximately 50% of the 111 SRS protein genes in the parasite genome were significantly increased, in the enteroepithelial form in cats, and 10% of the SRS genes expressed in tachyzoites. This expression pattern may be related to host specificity. Toxoplasma gondii causes severe damage in congenital infections and in immunocompromised, transplant, and cancer patients. It causes damage to the CNS and has an association with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. At the ocular level, the most common form of damage is chorioretinitis. In this Special Issue, we aim to uncover the most recent events on Toxoplasma gondii, transmission mechanisms, life cycle, immune response, diagnosis, treatment, and the epidemiology of toxoplasmosis. For this purpose, we welcome research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and short communications related to this topic. We invite you to participate, considering that your articles have cutting-edge information on this topic.
Prof. Dr. Maria Luz Galván-Ramírez
Prof. Dr. Jorge Enrique Gómez Marín
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Toxoplasma gondii
- toxoplasmosis
- immune response
- diagnosis
- treatment
- epidemiology
