Toxoplasma gondii (/ˈtɒksəˌplæzmə ˈɡɒndi.aɪ, -iː/) is a parasitic protozoan (specifically an apicomplexan) that causes toxoplasmosis. Found worldwide...
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Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii, an apicomplexan. Infections with toxoplasmosis are associated with a variety of neuropsychiatric...
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Cat lady (section Toxoplasma gondii)
care for them. Some studies indicate a link between the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which sexually reproduces exclusively in cats, and numerous psychiatric...
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of the danger of contamination by bacteria and parasites such as Toxoplasma gondii and Taenia saginata. According to the World Health Organization, when...
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species of coccidia are species-specific in their host. An exception is Toxoplasma gondii, which can infect all mammals, although it can only undergo sexual...
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recognizes uropathogenic E.coli and the apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. With Toxoplasma its ligand is the protein profilin and the ligand for E. coli...
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Toll-like receptor 11 (section TLR11 and T. gondii)
TLR11 mounts an immune response to multiple microbes, including Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), Salmonella species, and uropathogenic E. coli, and likely many...
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Sharpless dihydroxylation. DHQ also inhibits growth of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii by inducing mitochondrial membrane damage, but does not disrupt host...
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with diarrhea: source of Toxoplasma gondii, Cryptosporidium parvum. Cat feces (e.g. cat litter): source of Toxoplasma gondii, Bartonella spp. Soil/dust...
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Behavior-altering parasite (section Toxoplasma gondii)
parasites is carelessness, making their hosts easier prey. The protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, for example, infects small rodents and causes them to become careless...
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rely on this process include Theileria, Babesia, Plasmodium, and Toxoplasma gondii. Sporogony is a type of sexual and asexual reproduction. It involves...
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caused by Toxoplasma gondii. Humans may first encounter coccidia when they acquire a dog, cat or bird that is infected. Other than T. gondii, the infectious...
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diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), Neospora caninum, and Sarcocystis neurona. Dubey discovered the life cycle of Toxoplasma gondii, and discovered...
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In Toxoplasma gondii the translational repression of lactate dehydrogenase 1 (LDH1) was discovered to be mediated through its 5′UTR. A small nucleotide...
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identified as a species in 1988. Prior to this, it was misclassified as Toxoplasma gondii due to structural similarities. The genome sequence of Neospora caninum...
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of the herpesvirus family, a few other viruses and the protozoon Toxoplasma gondii may also cause the disease. It is primarily spread through saliva...
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of the eye (posterior segment) worldwide. The causitive agent is Toxoplasma gondii, and in the United States, most cases are acquired congenitally. The...
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is a process of asexual reproduction, favored by parasites such as Toxoplasma gondii. It involves an unusual process in which two daughter cells are produced...
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worldwide. Research indicates a correlation between the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which sexually reproduces exclusively in cats, and numerous human...
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pathogens that infect humans, are Mycobacterium tuberculosis and also Toxoplasma gondii. Many of them are capable of growth extracellularly, but some of them...
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Linoleoyl-CoA desaturase (section Toxoplasma gondii)
influence in causing the sexual cycle of T. gondii to be restricted to felines, with linoleic acid stimulating T. gondii sexual reproduction. GRCh38: Ensembl...
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cayetanensis) Cystoisosporiasis (Cystoisospora belli) Toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma gondii) The name Apicomplexa derives from two Latin words—apex (top) and...
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easily and causes symptoms like vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach pain. Toxoplasma gondii: This parasite is commonly found in undercooked meat, especially pork...
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(1997). "Consensus sequence of translational initiation sites from Toxoplasma gondii genes". Parasitology Research. 83 (3): 309–311. doi:10.1007/s004360050254...
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Gastrodiscoides, Trichinella spiralis, Taenia solium, Balantidium coli and Toxoplasma gondii. Wild boar in southern regions are frequently infested with ticks...
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examples (that affect humans) include: Apicomplexans (Plasmodium spp., Toxoplasma gondii and Cryptosporidium parvum) Trypanosomatids (Leishmania spp. and Trypanosoma...
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parasites have developed ways to suppress this phenomenon, for example Toxoplasma gondii, although the mechanism is not yet fully understood. Changes in a...
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as opposed to seeking it out over large distances. Infection with Toxoplasma gondii has been shown to alter the behavior of mice and rats in ways thought...
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derived non-photosynthetic plastid found in most Apicomplexa, including Toxoplasma gondii, and Plasmodium falciparum and other Plasmodium spp. (parasites causing...
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Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pyogenes Streptococcus viridans Toxoplasma gondii (toxoplasmosis) Tropheryma whippelii (Whipple's disease) Vibrio cholerae...
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