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Behavioral changes induced by Toxoplasma infection of rodents
I have always found that host-parasite interactions are extremely fascinating, especially interactions in which parasites manipulate the host’s behavior. When I was reading about symbiotic relationships for my first assignment and when Dr. Hillyer mentioned Toxoplasma gondii in class, my curiosity for the protozoan increased. As Dr. Hillyer mentioned in class, T. gondii is a protozoan that has several different intermediate hosts with one definitive host.