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Isolation and genetic characterisation of Toxoplasma gondii from a red-handed howler monkey (Alouatta belzebul), a jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi), and a black-eared opossum (Didelphis aurita) from Brazil.
Veterinary parasitology - 10 Feb 2011
Pena H F J, Marvulo M F V, Horta M C, Silva M A, Silva J C R, Siqueira D B, Lima P-A C P, Vitaliano S N, Gennari S M
Abstract excerpt
Toxoplasma gondii isolates are highly diverse in domestic animals from Brazil. However, little is known about the genetics of this parasite from wild mammals in the same region. Reveal genetic similarity or difference of T. gondii among different animal populations is necessary for us to understa...
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