Toxoplasma

See also: toxoplasma

Translingual

New Latin, from Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon, “bow”) +‎ πλάσμα (plásma, “anything formed or molded”), referring to its bow-shaped form.

Toxoplasma n

A taxonomic genus within the family Sarcocystidae – parasitic chromists that cause disease in mammals, including humans, and birds.
- 2015 September 26, “Infection by Toxoplasma gondii Induces Amoeboid-Like Migration of Dendritic Cells in a Three-Dimensional Collagen Matrix”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1] (in English), →DOI:
  Altogether, the present data show that the Toxoplasma-induced hypermigratory phenotype in a 3D matrix is consistent with integrin-independent amoeboid DC migration with maintained responsiveness to chemotactic and chemokinetic cues.

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Chromista – kingdom; Harosa – subkingdom; Halvaria – infrakingdom; Alveolata – superphylum; Miozoa – phylum; Myzozoa – subphylum; Apicomplexa – infraphylum; Conoidasida – class; Coccidia – subclass; Eucoccidiorida – order; Eimeriorina – suborder; Sarcocystidae – family