The apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii was discovered a little over 100 years ago,
but knowledge of its biological life cycle and its medical importance has grown in the last 40 …

In recent years, an extensive collection of Toxoplasma gondii samples have been typed
using a set of 10 PCR-RFLP genetic markers. Here we summarize the data reported until the …

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 …

Found worldwide from Alaska to Australasia, Toxoplasma gondii knows no geographic
boundaries. The protozoan is the source of one of the most common parasitic infections in …

Marked phenotypic variation characterizes isolates of Toxoplasma gondii, a ubiquitous
zoonotic parasite that serves as an important experimental model for studying apicomplexan …

Ocular toxoplasmosis (OT) is considered the most frequent form of infectious posterior
uveitis and is caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. The resulting vision loss …

Toxoplasma gondii is a cyst-forming apicomplexan parasite of virtually all warm-blooded
species, with all true cats (Felidae) as definitive hosts. It is the etiologic agent of …

Toxoplasmosis, a disease described worldwide, which is caused by the protozoan
Toxoplasma gondii, commonly involves the retina. The disease has a higher impact in …

The population structure of Toxoplasma gondii is characterized by contrasting geographic
patterns of strain diversity at different spatial scales: global, regional and even local scales in …

Background Toxoplasmosis is an important, widespread, parasitic infection caused by
Toxoplasma gondii. The chronic infection in immunocompetent patients, usually considered …