TWiP #12 - Toxoplasma gondii

This Week in Parasitism

Jun 18, 2010•1 hr 38 min

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Episode description

Vincent and Dickson introduce the obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, one of the most successful parasites on earth.

Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

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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