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[Toxoplasma gondii]

Cysts of Toxoplasma gondii usually range in size from 5-50 µm in diameter.  Cysts are usually spherical in the brain but more elongated in cardiac and skeletal muscles.  They may be found in various sites throughout the body of the host, but are most common in the brain and skeletal and cardiac muscles.

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A:  Toxoplasma gondii cyst in brain tissue stained with hematoxylin and eosin.
B:  Higher magnification of Figure A.