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    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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    as depression. 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • (1865–1934) was a French physician, parasitologist, and co-discover of Toxoplasma gondii with Charles Nicolle in 1908. Manceaux's life is not well known, but...
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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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    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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    worldwide. Research indicates a correlation between the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which sexually reproduces exclusively in cats, and numerous human...
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    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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    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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    Gastrodiscoides, Trichinella spiralis, Taenia solium, Balantidium coli and Toxoplasma gondii. Wild boar in southern regions are frequently infested with ticks...
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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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    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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  • examples (that affect humans) include: Apicomplexans (Plasmodium spp., Toxoplasma gondii and Cryptosporidium parvum) Trypanosomatids (Leishmania spp. and Trypanosoma...
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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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    Psychiatry suggests a relationship between infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii and psychiatric aggression such as IED. In the first edition of the...
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    Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pyogenes Streptococcus viridans Toxoplasma gondii (toxoplasmosis) Tropheryma whippelii (Whipple's disease) Vibrio cholerae...
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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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    found in Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. The parasitic organism Toxoplasma gondii was first described in 1908 in Tunis by Charles Nicolle and Louis...
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    dysentery) Giardia (giardiasis) Cryptosporidium (cryptosporidiosis) Toxoplasma gondii (toxoplasmosis) Tapeworms Soil-transmitted helminths Waterborne diseases...
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    sampling. Toxoplasma gondii infection was closely linked to human environments where domestic cats were common. Although infection with T. gondii has been...
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