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| Title |
Toxoplasma gondii: 1908-2008, homage to Nicolle, Manceaux and Splendore
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, May 2009
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| DOI | 10.1590/s0074-02762009000200003 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
David J P Ferguson |
| Abstract |
The discovery of Toxoplasma gondii independently by Nicolle and Manceaux (1908) and Splendore (1908) was to open a 'Pandora's Box' that has led research on this parasite into a number of scientific disciplines. In the 100 years since its discovery, the mystery surrounding T. gondii and its inter-relationship with humans has continued to provide a stimulating source of material in many areas of research, resulting in the publication of almost 20,000 papers and a number of books. This flood of diverse information shows no sign of abating, with an average of 10 papers per week appearing in PubMed. Herein, it is impossible to do more than provide a very superficial comment on what has become a massive body of scientific information. T. gondii has many unique features and seems to be the 'exception to almost every rule' thus acting as a focus for research in disciplines from epidemiology to immunology to human behaviour to cell biology to human disease. In this review a number of the historical advances will be mentioned and combined with a description of the basic biology of the parasite. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 277 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Serbia | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 274 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 48 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 45 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 39 | 14% |
| Researcher | 23 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 19 | 7% |
| Other | 47 | 17% |
| Unknown | 56 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 59 | 21% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 39 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 11% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 28 | 10% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 26 | 9% |
| Other | 31 | 11% |
| Unknown | 64 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 October 2020.
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