Sentences with phrase «gondii alters»

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The study adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that toxoplasmosis — usually a mild or nonsymptomatic infection from a protozoan parasite called Toxoplasma gondii — may somehow alter people's brain chemistry to cause long - term behavior problems.

Further, altering the T. gondii genome using the CRISPR / Cas9 editing system was curtailed by the Cas9 enzyme's toxicity.

City wastewater is packed with land - borne pathogens, such as Toxoplasma gondii, the cat - loving, mind - altering parasite that pregnant women try to avoid.

Ingram became interested in the protozoan parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, after reading about its behavior - altering effects in mice and rats and possible implications for its common host, the domesticated cat, and even humans.

What is amazing is that the presence of T. gondii cysts in particular areas of the mouse brain drastically alters their behaviour.

«These findings may give further clues about how T. gondii infection can possibly [alter] the risk of specific psychiatric disorders.»