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Serotyping of Toxoplasma gondii in chronically infected pregnant women: predominance of type II in Europe and types I and III in Colombia (South America).
Microbes and infection - 1 Aug 2006
Peyron François, Lobry Jean R, Musset Karine, Ferrandiz Josette, Gomez-Marin Jorge Enrique, Petersen Eskild, Meroni Valeria, Rausher Béatrice, Mercier Corinne, Picot Stéphane, Cesbron-Delauw Marie-France
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Isolates of Toxoplasma gondii, which is responsible for a wide range of clinical manifestations are grouped into three clonal lineages of different virulence in mice. However, it is not clear whether this genotypic pattern is associated with the clinical profile of the disease in humans nor is the geographical distribution of the genotypes known. This is mainly due to difficulties in obtaining parasitic DNA from...
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