Infections by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii are widely prevalent worldwide in
animals and humans. This paper reviews the life cycle; the structure of tachyzoites …

The intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii is a widespread opportunistic parasite of
humans and animals. Normally, T. gondii establishes itself within brain and skeletal muscle …

Toxoplasma gondii is a widespread parasitic pathogen that infects over one third of the
global human population. The parasite invades and chronically persists in the central …

Only natural selection can account for the extreme genetic diversity of genes of the major
histocompatibility complex (MHC). Although the structure and function of classic MHC genes …

Ocular toxoplasmosis (OT) is considered the most frequent form of infectious posterior
uveitis and is caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. The resulting vision loss …

Toxoplasma gondii is one of the world's most successful parasites, in part because of its
ability to infect and persist in most warm-blooded animals. A unique characteristic of T …

Virulence in Toxoplasma gondii is strongly influenced by the genotype of the parasite. Type I
strains uniformly cause rapid death in mice regardless of the host genotype or the challenge …

This 2e of Toxoplasma gondii reflects the significant advances in the field in the last 5 years,
including new information on the genomics, epigenomics and proteomics of T. gondii as well …

Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite of mammals and birds that is an important
human pathogen. Infection with this Apicomplexan parasite results in its dissemination …

One third of humans are infected lifelong with the brain-dwelling, protozoan parasite,
Toxoplasma gondii. Approximately fifteen million of these have congenital toxoplasmosis …