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A new atypical highly mouse virulent Toxoplasma gondii genotype isolated from a wild black bear in Alaska.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Aug 2010
Dubey J P, Rajendran C, Ferreira L R, Kwok O C H, Sinnett D, Majumdar D, Su C
Abstract excerpt
Most strains of Toxoplasma gondii isolated in North America and Europe are grouped into 3 (Types I, II, III) genotypes and are considered clonal. Recent evidence suggests that illness due to toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent persons may be related to infection with an atypical genotype; these strains are mouse virulent. In the present study, a new mouse-virulent atypical T. gondii genotype was isolated from an...
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