This is a scanning electron micrograph of the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii, tissue cyst in brain of an infected mouse. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy ...

Penn Vet professor Christopher A. Hunter, the paper's senior author, says this knowledge supports the idea that Toxoplasma gondii cysts can be targeted and perhaps even cleared, and the findings ...

gondii cysts could hide out in neurons to prevent immune recognition ... Immune targeting and host-protective effects of the latent stage of Toxoplasma gondii. Nat Microbiol. 2025:1-14. doi: ...

In addition to bacteria, a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii can cause acute food poisoning ... Upon infection, Toxoplasma ...

Penn Vet professor Christopher A. Hunter, the paper's senior author, says this knowledge supports the idea that Toxoplasma gondii cysts can be targeted and perhaps even cleared, and the findings ...

She says scientists long thought that Toxoplasma gondii cysts could hide out in neurons to prevent immune recognition, but this study showed that “neurons aren’t this complete refuge for ...