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First isolation and genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii from bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera).
Veterinary parasitology - 31 Mar 2013
Cabral A D, Gama A R, Sodré M M, Savani E S M M, Galvão-Dias M A, Jordão L R, Maeda M M, Yai L E O, Gennari S M, Pena H F J
Abstract excerpt
There are currently no reports on the isolation and molecular examination of Toxoplasma gondii from bats. Here, we report the isolation and genotypic characterisation of two T. gondii isolates from bats. A total of 369 bats from different municipalities in São Paulo state, southeastern Brazil, were captured and euthanised, and collected tissues (heart and pectoral muscle) were processed for each bat or in pools...
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