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Molecular detection and genotypic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii infection in bats in four provinces of China.
Parasites & vectors - 3 Dec 2014
Qin Si-Yuan, Cong Wei, Liu Ye, Li Nan, Wang Ze-Dong, Zhang Fu-Kai, Huang Si-Yang, Zhu Xing-Quan, Liu Quan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular protozoan parasite that infects a wide variety of warm-blooded hosts, including humans. Limited information about T. gondii infection in bats is available in China. The objective of the present study was to determine prevalence and genetic characterization of T. gondii infection in bats in Jilin, Liaoning, Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces, China. METHODS: During...
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