Article
Serologic response of the opossum Didelphis virginiana to a temperature-sensitive mutant (ts-4) of Toxoplasma gondii.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Aug 1992
Patton S, Funk R S
Abstract excerpt
A study was designed to measure the Toxoplasma gondii-specific IgM and IgG antibody responses of opossums inoculated with tachyzoites of the temperature-sensitive mutant of T. gondii, ts-4, and to examine its persistence in the tissues. Four young opossums seronegative for anti-Toxoplasma gondii IgM and IgG antibodies immediately after capture and 4 wk later were injected subcutaneously with 1.8 x 10(6) ts-4...
Topics
- Agglutination Tests
- Animals
- Antibodies, Protozoan
- Immunoglobulin G
- Immunoglobulin M
- Mutation
- Opossums
- Temperature
- Toxoplasma
- Toxoplasmosis, Animal