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Tag: toxoplasma gondii

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TWiP 188: Terrible tropisms

  • September 26, 2020
  • Tagged as: clinical case, cysticercosis, hydrocephalus, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, toxoplasma gondii

Dickson, Daniel and Vincent solve the case of the Baby with Hydrocephalus, and present a new clinical case for listeners to solve.

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TWiP 174: Fat cat

  • August 1, 2019
  • Tagged as: cat, definitive host, delta-6-saturase, feline, Linoleic acid, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, sexual stages, toxoplasma gondii

The TWiPloid organisms solve the case of the Doctor with Chronic Epigastric Pain, and reveal how levels of linoleic acid in the intestine enable the sexual cycle of Toxoplasma gondii in cats.

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TWiP 171: Better than a sharp stick in the eye

  • May 23, 2019
  • Tagged as: Amoebophyra, band keratopathy, dinoflagellate, eukaryotic parasite, harmful algal bloom, mitochondrial genome, mitochondrion, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, toxoplasma gondii

The Leishmaniacs solve the case of the Child With Band Keratopathy, and reveal a eukaryotic parasite with functional mitochondria but without mitochondrial genomes.

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TWiP 163: Trout and parasites

  • December 29, 2018
  • Tagged as: bony fish, halzoun, Ich, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, IgT, immunoglobulins, NALT, nasal-associated lymphoid tissue, olfactory organ, Oncorhynchus mykiss, parasite, parasitism, raw meat, toxoplasma gondii, toxoplasmosis, trout

The doctors of awesome solve the case of the Woman Who Visited Lebanon, and reveal that immunoglobulins protect the olfactory organ of trout against infection with the Ich parasite.

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TWiP 134: Does toxoplasma make you sexy?

  • May 24, 2017
  • Tagged as: Ascariasis, Ascaris, behavior alteration, brain and behavior impairment, fatal attraction, parasite, parasitism, sexual attraction, Stronglyoidiasis, Strongyloides, toxoplasma gondii
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Daniel and Vincent solve the case of the Haitian Girl Who Failed To Thrive, and visit two studies that address the question of whether infection with Toxoplasma gondii alters human behavior.

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TWiP 133: Tape test

  • May 13, 2017
  • Tagged as: apicomplexa, clathrin, endosome, microneme, parasite, parasitism, parasitophorus vacuole, rab protein, rhoptry, secretory organelle, toxoplasma gondii, trans Golgi network
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Daniel and Vincent solve the case of the Woman With Anal Area Discomfort, and discuss the multiple functions of a clathrin adapter protein in formation of rhoptry and microneme secretory organelles of Toxoplasma gondii.

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TWiP 111: Bug bites

  • June 3, 2016
  • Tagged as: bed bug, bug, c-myc, Cimex lectularius, ectoparasite, effector protein, MYR1, parasite, parasitism, parasitophorous vacuole, protozoan, rhoptry, toxoplasma gondii
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The TWiP trio solve the case of the bug bites all in a row, and talk about a secreted Toxoplasma protein that is central to the parasite’s manipulation of host cells.

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TWiP 60: Urine a game of cat and mouse

  • September 25, 2013
  • Tagged as: aversion, hard wired, mouse, parasite, parasitism, toxoplasma gondii, urine

Vincent and Dickson discuss how infection with Toxoplasma gondii causes mice to lose their aversion to cat urine, even after the parasites have been cleared.

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TWiP 49: Making sense of toxo and heme

  • January 26, 2013
  • Tagged as: despommier, heme, innate immunity, parasite, parasitism, protozoan, racaniello, toll like receptor, toxoplasma gondii

Vincent and Dickson discuss innate immune sensing of Toxoplasma gondii in mice, and heme metabolism in protozoan parasites.

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TWiP 45: Free range Toxoplasma with John Boothroyd

  • September 25, 2012
  • Tagged as: john boothroyd, parasite, parasitism, parasitophorous vacuole, rhoptry, toxoplasma gondii

Vincent and Dickson discuss Toxoplasma biology with Stanford University Professor John Boothroyd.

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