The TWiP triumvirate solve the case of the Thai Woman with Facial Swelling, and explain how Th17 T cells protect against the intracellular parasite Trypanosoma cruzi.
TWiP 13: Toxoplasmosis
- July 14, 2010
- Tagged as: intracellular, obligate, parasite, parasitism, toxoplasma gondii
Vincent and Dickson continue their discussion of the obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii with a consideration of the clinical consequences of infection and pathogenesis.
TWiP 12: Toxoplasma gondii
- June 17, 2010
- Tagged as: intracellular, obligate, parasite, parasitism, toxoplasma gondii
Vincent and Dickson introduce the obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, one of the most successful parasites on earth.