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First report of genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii isolates from wild birds in China.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Jun 2012
Huang Si-Yang, Cong Wei, Zhou Peng, Zhou Dong-Hui, Wu Song-Ming, Xu Min-Jun, Zou Feng-Cai, Song Hui-Qun, Zhu Xing-Quan
Abstract excerpt
Toxoplasma gondii is an important cosmopolitan opportunistic protozoan parasite, which threatens the health of human beings and animals. Genetic characterization of isolates from South America has revealed high genetic diversity. In contrast, isolates from North America and Europe were highly clonal, with 3 major lineages known as the Types I, II, and III. However, limited information on T. gondii genotypes has...
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