toxoplasma
Noun
Meaning
toxoplasma (plural toxoplasmata or toxoplasmas)
Any member of the genus Toxoplasma of parasitic sporozoans.
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If you aren't already familiar with toxoplasma gondii you'll soon be deeply acquainted!
"Countries with higher level of toxoplasma had higher levels of entrepreneurship," Johnson said.
The toxoplasma parasite was first discovered in 1908, but the complete understanding of its lifecycle was not figured out until 1970 when Dr. Jitender P. Dubey described its sexual phase in the small intestines of felids.