Toxoplasma gondii is known to infect a considerable number of mammalian and avian
species and a substantial proportion of the world's human population. The parasite has an …

One Health is a collaborative, interdisciplinary effort that seeks optimal health for people,
animals, plants, and the environment. Toxoplasmosis, caused by Toxoplasma gondii, is an …

Growing evidence indicates that the mammalian microbiome can affect behaviour, and
several symbionts even produce neurotransmitters. One common explanation for these …

Schizophrenia has been an evolutionary paradox: it has high heritability, but it is associated
with decreased reproductive success. The causal genetic variants underlying schizophrenia …

Background Toxoplasmosis is becoming a global health hazard as it infects 30–50% of the
world human population. Clinically, the life-long presence of the parasite in tissues of a …

To date, there is rapidly increasing evidence for host–microbe interaction at virtually all
levels of complexity, ranging from direct cell‐to‐cell communication to extensive systemic …

Objective To perform a meta‐analysis on studies reporting prevalence of T oxoplasma
gondii (T. gondii) infection in any psychiatric disorder compared with healthy controls. Our …

The ability of bacterial pathogens to influence behavior has been recognized for decades,
most notably bacteria that directly invade the nervous system. However, increasing evidence …

Parasites and infectious diseases are everywhere and represent some of the most potent
forces sha** the natural world. They affect almost every aspect imaginable in the life of …

Psychology and microbiology make unlikely friends, but the past decade has witnessed
striking bidirectional associations between intrinsic gut microbes and the brain, relationships …