Sentences with phrase «gondii lose»

Not exact matches

While earlier studies showed that mice lose their fear of bobcat urine for a few weeks after infection, Ingram showed that the three most common strains of Toxoplasma gondii make mice less fearful of cats for at least four months.

Now add in the FACT that cats» Toxoplasma gondii parasite's strange life - cycle is meant to infect rodents, thereby causing all rodents to lose their fear of cats and actually be attracted to anywhere that cats urinate.