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Non-archetypal Type II-like and atypical strains of Toxoplasma gondii infecting marsupials of Australia.
International journal for parasitology - 1 May 2010
Parameswaran N, Thompson R C A, Sundar N, Pan S, Johnson M, Smith N C, Grigg M E
Abstract excerpt
Australia is geographically isolated and possesses a remarkable diversity of wildlife species. Marsupials are highly susceptible to infection with the cosmopolitan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Of 46 marsupials screened for T. gondii by multilocus PCR-DNA sequencing at polymorphic genes (B1, SAG3, GRA6, GRA7), 12 were PCR-positive; the majority (67%; 9/12) were infected by non-archetypal Type II-like or atypical...
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