This Week in Parasitism #12: Toxoplasma gondii

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

On episode 12 of the podcast "This Week in Parasitism", Vincent and Dickson introduce the obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, one of the most successful parasites on earth.

Download TWiP #12 (70 MB .mp3, 90 minutes)

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Links for this episode:

• Global clinical burden of malaria (PLoS Medicine)


• T. gondii sporulated oocysts (jpg)


• T. gondii tachyzoites in parasitophorous vacuole (jpg)


• T. gondii life cycle (jpg)


• Insect bioterrorism conference (thanks, Don!)


• Parasite of the Day (thanks, Douglas!)


• World Science Festival


• Letters read on TWiP 12

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