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Figure 2.10
Image of
Toxoplasma
and schematic of life cycle. (a)
Toxoplasma gondii
, an
obligate intracellular human parasite, has a unique cytoskeletal apparatus that is prob-
ably used for invading host cells and for parasite replication. Shown here are images of
T. gondii
constructing daughter scaffolds within the mother cell. Cyan: YFP-
α
-Tubulin;
yellow: mRFP-TgMORN1. Source:
Wikicommons:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/
File:Toxoplasma_gondii.jpg
(b) Schematic of life cycle in definitive host (the cat) and other
hosts (not shown here, but including humans). Source:
Wikicommons:
http://commons.
wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toxoplasmosis_life_cycle_en.svg
(For interpretation of the reference
to color in this igure legend, the reader is referred to the online version of this topic.)
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