A new twist on how parasites invade host cells

(CNRS) Researchers from CNRS, INSERM and the Universit é Grenoble Alpes have decoded the mechanisms used by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii to enter the cells of a host. Using high-resolution, high-speed imaging, they identified a unique process by which the parasite closes the 'entry door' it creates in order to enter and inhabit a host cell.
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