| Primary Identifier | IPR016816 | Type | Family |
| Short Name | SAG2 |
| description | Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular apicomplexan protozoan parasite, with a complex lifestyle involving varied hosts. It has two phases of growth: an intestinal phase in feline hosts, and an extra-intestinal phase in other mammals. Oocysts from an infected cat develop into tachyzoites and, eventually, into bradyzoites and zoitocysts in the extraintestinal host. Transmission of the parasite occurs through contact with infected cats or raw/undercooked meat. In immunocompromised individuals, it can cause severe, often lethal, toxoplasmosis [].Toxoplasma gondii utilise a variety of secretory and antigenic proteins to invade a host and gain access to the intracellular environment. This group represents surface antigen p22 (SAG2) from Toxoplasma gondii [, ]. |
