Tachyzoite

As tachyzoite (from Greek. Tachys , fast 'and zoein live') refers to a development stage of the Apicomplexa , which is located in the host cell by division processes about endodyogeny or Endopolygenie rapidly increased. Tachyzoites are the agile form of the coccidia that form tissue cysts. The slowly dividing sessile stage is called bradyzoite .

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  Tachyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii

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  Two tachyzoites from Toxoplasma gondii , TEM image

literature

• Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Horst Zahner, Johannes Eckert, Peter Deplazes: Textbook of parasitology for veterinary medicine . Georg Thieme Verlag, 3rd edition 2012, ISBN 9783830412052 , p. 620.