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Isolation and characterization of Toxoplasma gondii genotypes from goats at an abattoir in Okinawa.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2012
Kyan Hisako, Taira Masakatsu, Yamamoto Asaka, Inaba Chie, Zakimi Satoshi
Abstract excerpt
Toxoplasma gondii genotypes were isolated and characterized from cephalic muscle samples collected from 24 goats slaughtered at an abattoir in Okinawa between 2008 and 2009. Of the 24 samples assayed using latex agglutination, 18 were seropositive, 2 were pseudo-positive, and 4 were seronegative against T. gondii antibodies. The samples were then inoculated into laboratory mice to isolate the parasite. Among the...
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