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Rapid genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii by pyrosequencing.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Apr 2007
Edvinsson B, Dardé M-L, Pelloux H, Evengård B
Abstract excerpt
Most human infections with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii are asymptomatic, but severe symptoms can occur in immunocompromised patients, in developing foetuses, and in ocular infections in immunocompetent individuals. The majority of T. gondii strains can be divided into three main lineages, denoted types I, II and III, which are known to cause different clinical presentations. Simple molecular methods...
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