Organisms

Toxoplasma

A genus of protozoa parasitic to birds and mammals. T. gondii is one of the most common infectious pathogenic animal parasites of man.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A genus of protozoa parasitic to birds and mammals. T. gondii is one of the most common infectious pathogenic animal parasites of man.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Toxoplasmas
  • Toxoplasma gondii
  • Toxoplasma gondius
  • gondius, Toxoplasma

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infection = TOXOPLASMOSIS & its specifics; agents used to treat toxoplasmosis = COCCIDIOSTATS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent

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  1. B01w.043w.075w.189w.250.750w.800w

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NLM Classification

QW 212

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Toxoplasma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014122. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014122
  2. Toxoplasma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasma
  3. Toxoplasma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9360606