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New Toxoplasma gondii genotypes isolated from free-range chickens from the Fernando de Noronha, Brazil: unexpected findings.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Aug 2010
Dubey J P, Rajendran C, Costa D G C, Ferreira L R, Kwok O C H, Qu D, Su C, Marvulo M F V, Alves L C, Mota R A, Silva J C R
Abstract excerpt
Worldwide comparison of Toxoplasma gondii isolates from free-range chickens ( Gallus domesticus ) has indicated that T. gondii isolates from Brazil are phenotypically and genetically different from isolates from other countries; most strains from Brazil are pathogenic to mice, there is great genetic variability, most isolates are nonclonal, and Type II is absent or rare. The prevalence of T. gondii in 50...
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