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Isolation and genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii from domestic rabbits in China to reveal the prevalence of type III strains.
Veterinary parasitology - 31 Mar 2013
Zhou Yongzhi, Zhang Houshuang, Cao Jie, Gong Haiyan, Zhou Jinlin
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In this study, Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in 77 free domestic rabbits from a rural area surrounding Shanghai, China were analyzed via ELISA, which identified 18 seropositive rabbits. One strain of T. gondii (designated SHR) was successfully isolated from one seropositive rabbit using a mouse bioassay. The isolated T. gondii killed all BALB/c mice inoculated with 10(4) tachyzoites, indicating its virulence in...
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