Bookedited by Louis M. Weiss and Kami Kim.
Summary: This book reflects the significant advances in the field in the last 5 years, including new information on the genomics, epigenomics and proteomics of T. gondii as well as a new understanding of the population biology and genetic diversity of this organism.
Contents:
1. The history and life cycle of Toxoplasma gondii / J.P. Dubey
2. The ultrastructure of Toxoplasma gondii / David J.P. Ferguson, Jean-Francois Dubremetz
3. Molecular epidemiology and population structure of Toxoplasma gondii / Marie-Laure Darde, Daniel Ajzenberg, Chunlei Su
4. Human Toxoplasma infection / Rima McLeod [and three others]
5. Ocular disease due to Toxoplasma gondii / Emily Su, Andrea Honda, Paul Latkany
6. Toxoplasmosis in wild and domestic animals / David S. Lindsay, J.P. Dubey
7. Toxoplasma animal models and therapeutics / Carsten G.K. Luder, Utz Reichard, Uwe Gross
8. Biochemistry and metabolism of Toxoplasma gondii : carbohydrates, lipids and nucleotides / Isabelle Coppens, Takashi Asai, Stanislas Tomavo
9. The apicoplast and mitochondrion of Toxoplasma gondii / Frank Seeber, Jean E. Feagin, Marilyn Parsons
10. Calcium storage and homeostasis in Toxoplasma gondii / Silvia N.J. Moreno, Lucas Borges Pereira, Douglas A. Pace
11. The Toxoplasma gondii parasitophorous vacuole membrane : a multifunctional organelle in the infected cell / Anthony P. Sinai
12. Toxoplasma secretory proteins and their roles in cell invasion and intracellular survival / Maryse Lebrun, Vern B. Carruthers, Marie-France Cesbron-Delauw
13. The Toxoplasma cytoskeleton : structures, proteins and processes / Naomi Morrissette, Marc-Jan Gubbels
14. Interactions between Toxoplasma effectors and host immune responses / Barbara A. Butcher [and three others]
15. Bradyzoite development / Laura J. Knoll, Tadakimi Tomita, Louis M. Weiss
16. Development and application of classical genetics in Toxoplasma gondii / James W. Ajioka, L. David Sibley
17. Genetic manipulation of Toxoplasma gondii / Damien Jacot [and four others]
18. Epigenetic and genetic factors that regulate gene expression in Toxoplasma gondii / William J. Sullivan, Jr. [and three others]
19. ToxoDB : an integrated functional genomic resource for Toxoplasma and other sarcocystidae / Omar S. Harb, David S. Roos on behalf of the Eupathdb Group
20. Comparative aspects of nucleotide and amino acid metabolism in Toxoplasma gondii and other apicomplexa / Kshitiz Chaudhary, Barbara A. Fox, David J. Bzik
21. Toxoplasma gondii chemical biology / Matthew Bogyo, Gary Ward
22. Proteomics of Toxoplasma gondii / Jonathan M. Wastling, Dong Xia
23. Cerebral toxoplasmosis : pathogenesis, host resistance and behavioural consequences / Yasuhiro Suzuki [and five others]
24. Innate immunity to Toxoplasma gondii / Dana G. Mordue, Christopher A. Hunter
25. Adaptive immunity and genetics of the host immune response / Craig W. Roberts [and five others]
26. Vaccination against toxoplasmosis : current status and future prospects / Craig W. Roberts [and three others].