Effect of household bleach on the structure of the sporocyst wall of Toxoplasma gondii

Toxoplasma gondii oocysts are responsible for food- and water-borne infections in humans worldwide. They are resistant to common chemical disinfectants, including chlorinated products, presumably due to the structure and molecular nature of the oocyst wall but also the sporocyst wall. In this study,...

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Main Authors: Dumètre Aurélien, Dubey Jitender P., Ferguson David J.P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2021-01-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/full_html/2021/01/parasite210037/parasite210037.html