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Isolation and genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii from striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) from Costa Rica.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Jun 2007
Dubey J P, Morales J A, Sundar N, Velmurugan G V, González-Barrientos C R, Hernández-Mora G, Su C
Abstract excerpt
Toxoplasma gondii infection in marine mammals is of interest because of mortality and mode of transmission. It has been suggested that marine mammals become infected with T. gondii oocysts washed from land to the sea. We report the isolation and genetic characterization of viable T. gondii from a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba), the first time from this host. An adult female dolphin was found stranded on...
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