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Physics of the Toxoplasma oocystWe are interested in the oocyst, the egg-like form of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, the causative agent of human and animal toxoplasmosis. The oocyst is able to survive various environmental conditions and common disinfectants thanks to hardened extracellular envelops, i.e. the oocyst and sporocyst walls, that protect the dormant but potentially infective banana-shaped sporozoites from…
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