Parasite, zombie, leech—these words are often used to describe people in unkind ways. Many of us recoil when ticks, tapeworms ...

A study sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the proteins they need to enter a dormant stage that allows them to escape drug treatment. A study by Indiana University School of ...

Toxoplasma Gondii Parasite Uses Unconventional Method ... Dec. 9, 2024 — A research team has uncovered a molecular strategy employed by worm parasites (helminths) to evade host immune defenses.

Organisms that live on humans, like pinworms and scabies mites, cause discomfort through itching and irritation, while more serious threats like Loa Loa eye worms and toxoplasma gondii can affect ...

Researchers have shown how genetic defects in Toxoplasma gondii are rescued if co-infected with normal parasites, thanks to supportive secreted proteins. The study is published in eLife ...

The worms have co-evolved with us to secrete ... beef cattle and humans to complete its life-cycle. Infested by Toxoplasma gondii. videoInfested by Toxoplasma gondii In this short film Dr Michael ...

Specifically, a microorganism called Toxoplasma gondii. Toxo, as it's colloquially known, has a baroque life cycle. It reproduces in cat species (like the cougars in Yellowstone) but then leaps to ...

Citation: Toxoplasma gondii parasite uses unconventional method to make proteins for evasion of drug treatment, research reveals (2024, December 10) retrieved 2 January 2025 from https://phys.org ...