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Isolation and genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii from mute swan (Cygnus olor) from the USA.
Veterinary parasitology - 1 Jul 2013
Dubey J P, Choudhary S, Kwok O C H, Ferreira L R, Oliveira S, Verma S K, Marks D R, Pedersen K, Mickley R M, Randall A R, Arsnoe D, Su C
Abstract excerpt
Little is known of the genetic diversity of Toxoplasma gondii circulating in wildlife. In the present study, antibodies to T. gondii were determined in serum samples from 632 mute swans (Cygnus olor) collected from different areas of the USA. Sera were tested by T. gondii modified agglutination test; 54 (8.5%) of 632 samples were seropositive with titers of 25 in 28 sera, 50 in 22 sera, 100 in three samples, and...
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