Eukaryote
toxoplasma gondii
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A species of obligate intracellular, parasitic protozoa in the family Sarcocystidae. Birds and rodents act as intermediate hosts with wild and domestic cats acting as the definitive hosts. Animals bred for human consumption may also become infected with tissue cysts after ingestion of sporulated oocysts in the environment. Humans may become infected by ingestion of contaminated meat or water or through contact with feline feces. More rarely, infection may occur by congenital transmission or by receiving infected infected blood or organs.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any unicellular, eukaryotic organism that can be assigned to the species Toxoplasma gondii.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Member of the Apicomplexa, is the sole species of Toxoplasma; members of the cat family (Felidae) are the definitive hosts; many mammals and birds serve as intermediate hosts; infection is contracted by ingesting either oocysts or meat containing live organisms.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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