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Toxoplasma gondii : the model apicomplexan : perspectives and methods /

Toxoplasmosis is caused by a one-celled protozoan parasite known as Toxoplasma gondii. In the United States, it is estimated that approximately 30% of cats, the primary carriers, have been infected by T. gondii. Most humans contract toxoplasmosis by eating cyst-contaminated raw or undercooked meat,...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Weiss, Louis M., Kim, Kami
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2007.
Edición:1st ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front cover; Toxoplasma gondii; Copyright page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: The History and Life Cycle of Toxoplasma gondii; Chapter 2: The Ultrastructure of Toxoplasma gondii; Chapter 3: Population Structure and Epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii; Chapter 4: Clinical Disease and Diagnostics; Chapter 5: Ocular Disease Due to Toxoplasma gondii; Chapter 6: Toxoplasmosis in Wild and Domestic Animals; Chapter 7: Toxoplasma Animal Models and Therapeutics; Chapter 8: Biochemistry and Metabolism of Toxoplasma gondii.