Sentences with phrase «like oocysts»
In 2013, researchers reported that unmanaged «feral» cats are 4.8 times more likely to be exposed to the T. gondii parasite than managed colony cats, and 11.8 times more likely to shed infectious spore - like oocysts in their feces.
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The oocysts are supposed to be pretty resistant to most disinfectants and things like steam cleaning or flame guns may be necessary to actually kill the oocysts, which is impractical for most situations.
Most importantly, recent studies make clear that our ability to differentiate between the two infectious stages of T. Gondii, that of oocysts (from the cat) and tissue cysts (from intermediate hosts like rats and birds) has changed our base of knowledge.