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An individual complains of fatigue, irritability, and muscle
pain and weakness. You perform a biopsy, and inject a small
amount of the tissue into a laboratory mouse (xenodiagnosis). Several
months later you necropsy the mouse, grind a portion of the brain in a
tissue
grinder, and observe the cyst on the left under the microscope. It
measures approximately 60 micrometers in diameter. What species is
represented?
Cyclospora
cayetanensis
Isospora belli
Toxoplasma gondii
Trypanosoma
cruzi
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