Toxoplasma gondii
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| Toxoplasma gondii | |
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| T. gondii tachyzoites | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Subclass: | Coccidiasina |
| Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
| Family: | Sarcocystidae |
| Genus: | Toxoplasma |
| Species: | T. gondii |
| Binomial name | |
| Toxoplasma gondii (Nicolle & Manceaux, 1908) |
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Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite that infects most species of warm blooded animals, including humans, causing the disease toxoplasmosis.
