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Toxoplasma gondii

Microbiology · Parasitology

Toxoplasma gondii is a globally distributed parasitic protozoan that causes toxoplasmosis. It can infect nearly all warm-blooded animals, including humans, birds, and other mammals. However, members of the cat family (Felidae) are the only known definitive hosts in which the parasite completes its sexual reproductive cycle. As a result, cats play a central role in the transmission and life cycle or
Toxoplasma gondii is a globally distributed parasitic protozoan that causes toxoplasmosis. It can infect nearly all warm-blooded animals, including humans, birds, and other…

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Category
Parasitology
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media
Type
Micrography

Origin: NIH NIAID Ryan Kissinger · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · License Public domain

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