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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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