Which of the following is seen encysted in skeletal muscle of human: (A) T spiralis, (B) E histolytica, (C) leishmania, (D) T gondii
Answer is A. T. spiralis reprograms terminally differentiated skeletal muscle cells causing them to de-differentiate and re-enter the cell cycle, a process that cannot occur naturally in mammalianskeletal muscle cells, but one that holds great therapeutic potential. Ref ananthnarayana and panikers microbiology textbook 8/e