Tag Archive for 'Toxoplasma gondii'

Microscopic cysts containing Toxoplasma gondii develop in the tissues of many vertebrates. Here, in mouse brain tissue, thousands of bradyzoites (stained red) are enveloped by a thin parasite cyst wall. Image credit: Jitinder P. Dubey.

New Study Shows How Dormant Toxoplasma Parasites Manipulate Neurons to Survive

Dec 27, 2021 by News Staff

Toxoplasma gondii develops a latent infection in the muscle and central nervous system that acts as a reservoir for acute-stage reactivation in vulnerable...

Toxoplasma gondii has a unique cytoskeletal apparatus that is probably used for invading host cells and for parasite replication. Shown here are images of Toxoplasma gondii constructing daughter scaffolds within the mother cell. Image credit: Ke Hu & John M. Murray / CC BY 4.0.

Toxoplasmosis May Increase Person’s Likelihood of Pursuing Entrepreneurial Activities

Jul 30, 2018 by News Staff

Toxoplasmosis, caused by the globally prevalent parasite Toxoplasma gondii, is one of the most common parasitic infections of man and other warm-blooded...

In the study, male cats showed a left-side bias for natural behaviors, females a right-side bias. Image credit: Jan Mallander.

Toxoplasma: Rats for Outdoor Cats

Aug 26, 2011 by Natali Anderson

When a male rat senses the presence of a fetching female rat, a certain region of his brain lights up with neural activity, in anticipation of romance....