Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A thick-walled structure that contains the zygote of an apicomplexan parasite and releases the infective sporozoites.
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- noun A thick-walled
structure under amosquito 's outergut lining , formed by anookinete .
Etymologies
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Examples
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How many sporozoites are produced by each oocyst, Jehu?
Behe Responds 2007
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Unlike many other waterborne pathogenic microorganisms, at least in its oocyst (encapsulated) form Cryptosporidium is extremely resistant to chlorine, surviving concentrations hundreds of times above the levels used to treat drinking water.
Question ;Microdyne 2004
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An. stephensi blood meal, (H) an infected gut 8 days post-feed, (I) 10 day oocyst, (J) infected salivary gland dissected 18 days post-feed, (K) salivary gland sporozoite.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Arthur M. Talman et al. 2010
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An. stephensi was assessed in two independent feeds; oocyst numbers per dissected midgut were recorded.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Arthur M. Talman et al. 2010
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In two independent mosquito feeds midgut infections were scored for oocyst numbers at day 10.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Arthur M. Talman et al. 2010
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Fujioka H, Gantt S, Nussenzweig R, Nussenzweig V, et al. (2002) Levels of circumsporozoite protein in the Plasmodium oocyst determine sporozoite morphology.
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In two independent mosquito feeds midgut infections were scored for oocyst numbers at day 10.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Arthur M. Talman et al. 2010
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An. stephensi blood meal, (H) an infected gut 8 days post-feed, (I) 10 day oocyst, (J) infected salivary gland dissected 18 days post-feed, (K) salivary gland sporozoite.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Arthur M. Talman et al. 2010
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"In that group of mosquitoes, not a single Plasmodium oocyst managed to form."
Medgadget 2010
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Fujioka H, Gantt S, Nussenzweig R, Nussenzweig V, et al. (2002) Levels of circumsporozoite protein in the Plasmodium oocyst determine sporozoite morphology.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Janina K. Hellmann et al. 2010
bilby commented on the word oocyst
A specialist in this field of study is of course an oocystist.
December 3, 2015
bilby commented on the word oocyst
And if you need to get one of those out of your soul you'll need an oocystist exorcist.
December 3, 2015