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Genetic diversity among Toxoplasma gondii isolates of small ruminants from Brazil: novel genotypes revealed.
Veterinary parasitology - 24 Jun 2010
Ragozo Alessandra M A, Pena Hilda F J, Yai Lúcia E O, Su C, Gennari Solange M
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies indicated that Toxoplasma gondii isolates of many domestic animal hosts from Brazil are genetically and biologically different from those in USA and Europe. Despite of high pathogenicity of this parasite to small ruminants, the epidemiology and genetic diversity of T. gondii in these animals are not well understood in Brazil. In this study, a total of 28 T. gondii samples (16 isolates from sheep in...
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