Toxoplasma gondii
Appearance
Toxoplasma gondii | |
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Giemsa stained T. gondii tachyzoites. 1000x magnification | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
(unranked): | Sar |
Superphylum: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Cless: | Conoidasida |
Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
Faimily: | Sarcocystidae |
Subfaimily: | Toxoplasmatinae |
Genus: | Toxoplasma Nicolle & Manceaux, 1909 |
Binomial name | |
Toxoplasma gondii |
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular, parasitic protozoan that causes the disease toxoplasmosis.[3]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ C. Nicolle, L. Manceaux, « Sur une infection à corps de Leishman (ou organismes voisins) du gundi », Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, vol. 147, 1908, p. 763–766, [1].
- ↑ C. Nicolle, L. Manceaux, « Sur un Protozoaire nouveau du Gondi », Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, vol. 148, 1909, p. 369-372, [2].
- ↑ Dardé, ML; Ajzenberg, D; Smith, J (2011). "3 – Population structure and epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii". In Weiss, LM; Kim, K (ed.). Toxoplasma Gondii: The Model Apicomplexan. Perspectives and Methods. London: Academic Press/Elsevier. pp. 49–80. doi:10.1016/B978-012369542-0/50005-2. ISBN 978-0-12-369542-0.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors leet (link)