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Striking Divergence in Toxoplasma ROP16 Nucleotide Sequences From Human and Meat Samples.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Jun 2015
Alvarez Catalina, de-la-Torre Alejandra, Vargas Mónica, Herrera Claudia, Uribe-Huertas Lored Dayana, Lora Fabiana, Gómez-Marín Jorge Enrique
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: ROP16 is a protein kinase of Toxoplasma gondii identified in the mouse model as a virulent marker, but it is unknown whether this finding is relevant in human toxoplasmosis. METHODS: We obtained the Toxoplasma ROP16 locus DNA sequence in samples from 12 patients with ocular toxoplasmosis, 1 sample from a patient with congenital toxoplasmosis, 22 samples from soldiers operating in the jungle, 2 samples...
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