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Oocyst


An oocyst is the spore phase of certain protists, such as Cryptosporidium and Toxoplasma. This state can survive for lengthy periods outside a host and is very resistant.

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A thick-walled structure in which sporozoan zygotes develop and that serves to transfer them to new hosts like in mosquitoes (Anopheles gambiae).


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