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Association of ocular toxoplasmosis with type I Toxoplasma gondii strains: direct genotyping from peripheral blood samples.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2006
Switaj Karolina, Master Adam, Borkowski Piotr Karol, Skrzypczak Magdalena, Wojciechowicz Jacek, Zaborowski Piotr
Abstract excerpt
Toxoplasma gondii strains were genotyped directly from blood samples of patients with ocular toxoplasmosis. Analysis of nontranscribed spacer 2 revealed that all detected strains belonged to type I, suggesting an association of ocular toxoplasmosis with this type. The method shows the usefulness of blood samples for genotyping in ocular toxoplasmosis.
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