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TWiP 12: Toxoplasma gondii

18 June 2010 by Vincent Racaniello

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

On episode 12 of the podcast “This Week in Parasitism”, Vincent and Dickson introduce the obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, one of the most successful parasites on earth.

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Links for this episode:

  • Global clinical burden of malaria (PLoS Medicine)
  • T. gondii sporulated oocysts (jpg)
  • T. gondii tachyzoites in parasitophorous vacuole (jpg)
  • T. gondii life cycle (jpg)
  • Insect bioterrorism conference (thanks, Don!)
  • Parasite of the Day (thanks, Douglas!)
  • World Science Festival
  • Letters read on TWiP 12

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Filed Under: This Week in Parasitism Tagged With: cat, felid, feline, life cycle, oocyst, parasite, parasitic, parasitism, tachyzoite, toxoplasma gondii, twip

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