Background: Toxoplasma gondii is a common intracellular parasite of diverse host cells. Results:The parasite can produce phosphatidylethanolamine in its mitochondrion, endoplasmic reticulum, and parasitophorous vacuole, which together allow versatile lipid biogenesis. Conclusion: Multiple routes of lipid synthesis ensure parasite survival in discrete nutrient milieus. Significance: T. gondii offers an instructive model to study membrane biology of parasitic protists.

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