Toxoplasma gondii, a representative model organism belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa, can infect almost all warm-blooded organisms, including humans. The invasion of host cells via host–parasite int
Zinc is one of the metal ions essential for life, as it is required for the proper functioning of a large number of proteins. Despite its importance, the annotation of zinc-binding proteins in gene ba
Four very different C. jejuni strains isolated from humans have been subjected to both whole genome sequencing and to comparative proteomics using iTRAQ reagents. The overall goal of the project is to
Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough, regulates its virulence through the BvgAS two-component system, which controls the transition between virulent (Bvg+) and avirulent (Bvg–)
