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Molecular and biologic characteristics of Toxoplasma gondii isolates from wildlife in the United States.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Feb 2004
Dubey J P, Graham D H, De Young R W, Dahl E, Eberhard M L, Nace E K, Won K, Bishop H, Punkosdy G, Sreekumar C, Vianna M C B, Shen S K, Kwok O C H, Sumners J A, Demarais S, Humphreys J G, Lehmann T
Abstract excerpt
Toxoplasma gondii isolates can be grouped into 3 genetic lineages. Type I isolates are considered more virulent in outbred mice and have been isolated predominantly from clinical cases of human toxoplasmosis, whereas types II and III isolates are considered less virulent for mice and are found in...
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